Property.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(100)]
public EnvDTE.DTE DTE { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(100)] get; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(100)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(100)>]
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  
    {   // Open a solution before running this example  
        Properties props = dte.Solution.Properties;  
        Property prop;  
        string msg = "";  
        if (props.Count > 0)  
        {  
            prop = props.Item(1); // Get first property  
            msg += "\nThis Property is named: " + prop.Name;  
            msg += "\nThis Property is located in a collection within   
            the following solution: " +   
            ((Solution)prop.Collection.Parent).FullName;  
            if (prop.Parent.Equals(prop.Collection))  
                msg += "\nThe parent and collection properties return   
                the same object.";  
            msg += "\nThe DTE property returns: " + prop.DTE.Name;  
        }  
        MessageBox.Show(msg, "Property Object");  
    }  
    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."