Project.DTE Property

Definition

Namespace:

EnvDTE

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.13.40008

Gets the top-level extensibility object.

C++/CX

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

Property Value

DTE

A DTE object.

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

Examples

VB

Public Sub CodeExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)   
    Try  
        ' Open a project before running this sample.  
        Dim prj As Project = dte.Solution.Projects.Item(1)  
        Dim prjs As Projects  
        Dim msg2 As String = "Global Variables:"  
        Dim msg As String  
        msg = "FileName: " + prj.FileName  
        msg += vbCrLf + "FullName: " + prj.FullName  
        msg += vbCrLf + "Project-level access to " + prj.CodeModel.CodeElements.Count.ToString() + " CodeElements through the CodeModel"  
        prjs = prj.Collection  
        msg += vbCrLf + "There are " + prjs.Count.ToString() + " projects in the same collection."  
        msg += vbCrLf + "Application containing this project: " + prj.DTE.Name  
        If prj.Saved Then  
            msg += vbCrLf + "This project has not been modified since the last save."  
        Else  
            msg += vbCrLf + "This project has been modified since the last save."         
        End If  
        msg +=  vbCrLf + "Properties:"  
        Dim prop As [Property]  
        For Each prop In  prj.Properties  
            msg += vbCrLf + "  " + prop.Name  
        Next prop  
        Dim s As String  
        For Each s In  CType(prj.Globals.VariableNames, Array)  
            msg2 += vbCrLf + "  " + s  
        Next s  

        MessageBox.Show(msg, "Project Name: " + prj.Name)  
        MessageBox.Show(msg2)  
    Catch ex As Exception  
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)  
    End Try  
End Sub  

Remarks

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

Applies to