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Solution4 Interface

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Represents all projects and solution-wide properties in the integrated development environment (IDE). Supersedes Solution, Solution2, and Solution3.

Namespace:  EnvDTE100
Assembly:  EnvDTE100 (in EnvDTE100.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("CDA7305C-78B6-4D9D-90AD-93EBE71F9341")> _
Public Interface Solution4 _
    Inherits Solution3

[GuidAttribute("CDA7305C-78B6-4D9D-90AD-93EBE71F9341")]
public interface Solution4 : Solution3

[GuidAttribute(L"CDA7305C-78B6-4D9D-90AD-93EBE71F9341")]
public interface class Solution4 : Solution3

[<GuidAttribute("CDA7305C-78B6-4D9D-90AD-93EBE71F9341")>]
type Solution4 =  
    interface 
        interface Solution3 
    end

public interface Solution4 extends Solution3

The Solution4 type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property AddIns Gets an AddIns collection, which contains all currently available add-ins associated with the solution.
Public property Count Gets a value indicating the number of projects in the solution.
Public property DTE Gets the top-level extensibility object.
Public property Extender Gets the requested Extender object if it is available for this object.
Public property ExtenderCATID Gets the Extender category ID (CATID) for the object.
Public property ExtenderNames Gets a list of available Extenders for the object.
Public property FileName Infrastructure. Gets the file name.
Public property FullName Gets the full path and name of the object's file.
Public property Globals Gets the Globals object that contains any variable values that may be saved in the solution (.sln) file, the project file, or the user's profile data.
Public property IsDirty Infrastructure. Determines whether the solution is dirty (modified but not saved).
Public property IsOpen Gets whether a solution is open.
Public property Parent Gets the immediate parent object of a Solution2 object.
Public property Projects Gets a collection of the projects currently in the solution.
Public property Properties Gets a collection of all properties that pertain to the Solution2 object.
Public property Saved Gets or sets a value indicating whether a solution has not been modified since last being saved or opened.
Public property SolutionBuild Gets the SolutionBuild object for the solution, which represents the root of the build automation model at the solution level.
Public property TemplatePath Superseded by GetProjectTemplate.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method AddFromFile Adds a project to the solution that is based on a project file already stored in the system.
Public method AddFromTemplate Copies an existing project file, and any items or subdirectories it contains, to the specified location and adds it to the solution.
Public method AddFromTemplateEx Copies an existing project file, and any items or subdirectories it contains, to the specified location and adds it to the solution.
Public method AddSolutionFolder Adds a solution folder to a ProjectItems collection.
Public method Close Closes the current solution.
Public method Create Creates an empty solution in the specified directory with the specified name.
Public method FindProjectItem Locates an item in a project.
Public method GetEnumerator Returns an enumeration for items in a collection.
Public method GetProjectItemTemplate Returns a path to the indicated project item template.
Public method GetProjectItemTemplates Returns a collection of project item templates for the specified project.
Public method GetProjectTemplate Returns a path to the specified project template.If a template has a RequiredFrameworkVersion element higher than 4.0, you should provide the version in the call so that the search for the template will find a match. For example, instead of calling GetProjectTemplate("Extensibility\\1033\\VSIXProject.zip", "CSharp"); call GetProjectTemplate("Extensibility\\1033\\VSIXProject.zip|FrameworkVersion=4.5", "CSharp");.
Public method Item Returns an indexed member of a Projects collection.
Public method Open Opens a specified solution.
Public method ProjectItemsTemplatePath Superseded by GetProjectItemTemplate.
Public method Remove Removes the specified project from the solution.
Public method SaveAs Saves the solution.

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Remarks

The Solution4 object is a collection of all projects in the current instance of the IDE and all solution-wide properties, such as build configurations. The Solution4 object contains a project element for every project, whether it is a wrapped project, a subproject, or a top-level project.

Reference this object by using DTE.Solution. To refer to virtual projects, such as MiscFiles or SolutionItems, use Solution4.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsProjectKindMisc) or Solution4.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsProjectKindSolutionItems).

Examples

For information on how to run this add-in code, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

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)
    Solution4Example(_applicationObject)
End Sub

Sub Solution4Example(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    ' This function creates a solution and adds a Visual C# Console
    ' project to it.
    Try
        Dim soln As Solution4 = CType(DTE.Solution, Solution4)
        Dim csTemplatePath As String
        ' This path must exist on your computer.
        ' Replace <file path> below with an actual path.
        Dim csPrjPath As String = "<file path>"
        MsgBox("starting")
        ' Get the project template path for a C# console project.
        csTemplatePath = CType(soln.GetProjectTemplate _
        ("ConsoleApplication.zip", "CSharp"), string)
        ' Create a new C# Console project using the template obtained 
        ' above.
        soln.AddFromTemplate(csTemplatePath, csPrjPath, _
        "New CSharp Console Project", False)
        MsgBox("done")
    Catch ex As System.Exception
        MsgBox(ex.ToString)
    End Try
End Sub

using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application,
 Extensibility.ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst,
 ref System.Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    // Pass the applicationObject member variable to the code example.
    Solution4Example((DTE2)_applicationObject);
}

public void Solution4Example(DTE2 dte)
{
    // This function creates a solution and adds a Visual C# Console
    // project to it.
    try{
        Solution4 soln = (Solution4)_applicationObject.Solution;
        String csTemplatePath;
        // The file path must exist on your computer.
        // Replace <file path> below with an actual path.
        String csPrjPath = "<file path>";
        "<file path>MessageBox.Show("Starting...");
        "<file path>"<file path>csTemplatePath = 
        soln.GetProjectTemplate("ConsoleApplication.zip", "CSharp");
        // Create a new C# Console project using the template obtained 
        // above.
        soln.AddFromTemplate(csTemplatePath, csPrjPath,
          "New CSharp Console Project", false);
        MessageBox.Show("Done!");
    }
    catch(SystemException ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("ERROR: " + ex);
    }
}

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Reference

EnvDTE100 Namespace