ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute Class

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0.dll

Associates a file extension with a particular language service.

public ref class ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute sealed : Microsoft::VisualStudio::Shell::RegistrationAttribute

public ref class ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute sealed : Microsoft::VisualStudio::Shell::RegistrationAttribute

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple=true, Inherited=true)]
public sealed class ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute : Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.RegistrationAttribute

[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple=true, Inherited=true)>]
type ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute = class
    inherit RegistrationAttribute

Public NotInheritable Class ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute
Inherits RegistrationAttribute

Inheritance

Attribute

RegistrationAttribute

ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute

Attributes

AttributeUsageAttribute

Examples

This example shows how to associate the file extension ".myext" with a language service.

Note

Visual C# allows for a shorthand form of a user-defined attribute by dropping the "Attribute" part of the name. This shorthand form is used in this and all other examples throughout this class.

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell;  

namespace MyLanguagePackage  
{  
    [ProvideLanguageExtension(typeof(MyLanguageService), ".myext")]  
    public class MyLanguagePackage : Package  
    {  
    }  
}  

Remarks

This user-defined C# attribute is used to register with Visual Studio a file extension for a particular language service. This attribute puts the necessary information into the assembly's metadata that is later retrieved and used by regpkg.exe. You must still register the language service itself; this attribute only makes the association between the file extension and the language service. For more information, see Registering VSPackages.

You can use multiple instances of this attribute to associate multiple file extensions with your language service.

The registry key that is affected by this attribute exists under the Visual Studio registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\[X.Y]\  
  Languages\  
    File Extensions\  
      [FileExtension]\  
        (Default) = RG_SZ: [LanguageServiceGuid]  

where:

• [X.Y] is a Visual Studio version number such as 8.0 or 8.0exp.

• [FileExtension] is a string containing the file extension with the leading period; for example, "myext".

• [LanguageServiceGuid] is the GUID of your language service; for example, {B614A40A-80D9-4FAC-A6AD-FC2868FFF7CD}.

The following user-defined attributes are used for language services:

Attribute	Description
ProvideLanguageServiceAttribute	Registers the language service with Visual Studio and specifies what features are supported.
ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute	Associates a file extension with the language service.
ProvideLanguageEditorOptionPageAttribute	Specifies a property node or page for the Options dialog box specific to the language service.
ProvideLanguageCodeExpansionAttribute	Specifies location information to support code snippets in the language service.
ProvideServiceAttribute	Registers a language service as a Visual Studio service. All services supplied in managed code use this attribute.

Notes to Inheritors

This attribute class cannot be inherited from so there is nothing to implement.

Notes to Callers

Use this attribute on your VSPackage to associate a file extension with your language service.

Constructors

ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute attribute, using the specified language service GUID.
ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute(Type, String)	Initializes a new instance of the ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute attribute, using the type of your language service class.

Properties

Extension	Returns the associated file extension.
LanguageService	Returns the language GUID.
TypeId	Gets the current instance of this attribute. (Inherited from RegistrationAttribute)

Methods

GetPackageRegKeyPath(Guid)	Gets the registry path (relative to the registry root of the application) of the VSPackage. (Inherited from RegistrationAttribute)
Register(RegistrationAttribute+RegistrationContext)	Puts the file extension and language service GUID into the registry.
Unregister(RegistrationAttribute+RegistrationContext)	Removes the file extension and language service GUID from the registry.