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VCFilter.CanAddFilter Method

Returns true if the specified filter can be added as a top-level filter or as a subfilter to the current filter.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function CanAddFilter ( _
    Filter As String _
) As Boolean
bool CanAddFilter(
    string Filter
)
bool CanAddFilter(
    [InAttribute] String^ Filter
)
abstract CanAddFilter : 
        Filter:string -> bool 
function CanAddFilter(
    Filter : String
) : boolean

Parameters

  • Filter
    Type: System.String
    Required. The new filter to be added. The filter name must be unique within the current scope and valid.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the filter can be added; otherwise false.

Remarks

See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

Examples

The following example uses CanAddFilter in the integrated development environment (IDE):

' Macro code.
' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim mycollection As IVCCollection
        Dim filter As VCFilter
        Dim prj As VCProject
        Dim ret As Boolean
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        mycollection = prj.Filters
        'mycollection.Count has count of files
        filter = mycollection.Item(1)
        MsgBox(filter.ItemName)
        ret = filter.CanAddFilter("somename")
        MsgBox(ret)
    End Sub
End Module

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See Also

Reference

VCFilter Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Namespace