LinkedWindows.DTE Property

Definition

Namespace:

EnvDTE

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.11.40262

Gets the top-level extensibility object.

public:
 property EnvDTE::DTE ^ DTE { EnvDTE::DTE ^ get(); };

public:
 property EnvDTE::DTE ^ DTE { EnvDTE::DTE ^ get(); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(301)]
public EnvDTE.DTE DTE { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(301)] get; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(301)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(301)>]
member this.DTE : EnvDTE.DTE

Public ReadOnly Property DTE As DTE

Property Value

DTE

A DTE object.

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

Examples

public void CodeExample(DTE2 dte)  
{    
    try  
    {  
        LinkedWindows lnkwin;  
        Window frame;  
        Window w1 = dte.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer);  
        Window w2 = dte.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput);  
        Window w3 = dte.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow);  
        // Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer.  
        frame = dte.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame(w1, w2, vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked);  
        lnkwin = frame.LinkedWindows;  
        string msg = "";  
        msg += "The application that contains this LinkedWindows collection is " + lnkwin.DTE.Name;  
        msg += "\nThe parent object of this LinkedWindows collection is " + lnkwin.Parent.Caption;  
        MessageBox.Show(msg);  
    }  
    catch(Exception ex)  
    {  
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);  
    }  
}  

Remarks

In Visual Studio, the DTE object is the root of the automation model, which other object models often call "Application."