ToolWindows.ErrorList Property

Gets the list of errors displayed in the IDE.

Namespace:  EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ErrorList As ErrorList

ErrorList ErrorList { get; }

property ErrorList^ ErrorList {
    ErrorList^ get ();
}

abstract ErrorList : ErrorList

function get ErrorList () : ErrorList

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE80.ErrorList
An error list that can be enumerated for individual errors.

Examples

This add-in example opens the Error List window and displays the errors, if present, in a Message Box. Before running this example, build a project with some errors in it.

For more information about how to run this example as an add-in, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Public Sub OnConnection(ByVal application As Object, _
 ByVal connectMode As ext_ConnectMode, ByVal addInInst As Object _
, ByRef custom As Array) Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection
    _applicationObject = CType(application, DTE2)
    _addInInstance = CType(addInInst, AddIn)
    GetErrorList(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Public Sub GetErrorList(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    Dim myErrors As ErrorList
    Dim count As Integer
    Dim aString As String
    aString = ""
    _applicationObject.ExecuteCommand("View.ErrorList", " ")
    myErrors = _applicationObject.ToolWindows.ErrorList
    count = myErrors.ErrorItems.Count
    If count <> 0 Then
        For k As Integer = 1 To count
            aString &= _
           (myErrors.ErrorItems.Item(k).Description.ToString() & vbCr)
        Next k
        MsgBox(aString)
    Else
         MsgBox("There are no items in the error list.")
    End If
End Sub

using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application,
 ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    GetErrorList(_applicationObject);
}
public void GetErrorList(DTE2 dte)
{
    ErrorList myErrors;
    int count;
    String aString = null;
    _applicationObject.ExecuteCommand("View.ErrorList", " ");
    myErrors = _applicationObject.ToolWindows.ErrorList;
    count = myErrors.ErrorItems.Count;
    if (count != 0)
    {
        for (int i = 1; i <= count; i++)
        {
            aString +=
(myErrors.ErrorItems.Item(i).Description.ToString() + "\n");
        }
        MessageBox.Show(aString);
    }
    else
    {
        MessageBox.Show("There are no items in the error list.");
    }
}

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

ToolWindows Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace