VSConstants Class

Use this class to access common Visual Studio constants.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSConstants

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class VSConstants

public sealed class VSConstants

public ref class VSConstants sealed

[<Sealed>]
type VSConstants =  class end

public final class VSConstants

The VSConstants type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	ALL	The GUID that represents all objects in the selection container.
	AssemblyReferenceProvider_Guid
	AssemblyReferenceProvider_string
	BuildOrder	Use this legacy GUID to access a specific output pane.
	BuildOutput	Use BuildOutputPane_guid.
	CEF_CLONEFILE	An obsolete flag combined bitwise as the first parameter of the method CreateEditorInstance.
	CEF_OPENASNEW	Indicates that the editor factory should perform necessary corrections.
	CEF_OPENFILE	Indicates that the editor factory should open the file.
	CEF_SILENT	Indicates that the editor factory should create the editor silently.
	CLSID_ComPlusOnlyDebugEngine	The GUID of the debug engine for COM Plus.
	CLSID_HtmDocData	The document's data is HTML format.
	CLSID_HtmedPackage	The GUID of the HTML package.
	CLSID_HtmlLanguageService	GUID of the HTML language service.
	CLSID_MiscellaneousFilesProject	CLSID for Miscellaneous Files project.
	CLSID_SolutionItemsProject	Project type CLSID for Solution Items project.
	CLSID_VsCfgProviderEventsHelper	Provide notifications when configuration-related events are fired. Implemented by the environment.
	CLSID_VsDocOutlinePackage	The CLSID of the document outline package window.
	CLSID_VsEnvironmentPackage	The CLSID for Visual Studio Environment Package.
	CLSID_VsTaskList	The CLSID for Visual Studio Environment Task List.
	CLSID_VsTaskListPackage	The CLSID for Visual Studio Environment Task List Package.
	CLSID_VsUIHierarchyWindow	The CLSID for Visual Studio Environment Hierarchy Window.
	cmdidToolsOptions	On the Tools menu, the command for options.
	ComReferenceProvider_Guid
	ComReferenceProvider_string
	CPDN_SELCHANGED	Sent from a page dialog to Component Selector dialog, informs of selection change on page.
	CPDN_SELDBLCLICK	Sent from a page dialog to Component Selector dialog, informs of a double click on a selected item.
	CPPM_CLEARSELECTION	Resets and clears selection in list of available components on the Component Selector dialog.
	CPPM_GETSELECTION	Retrieves information about selection on the Component Selector dialog.
	CPPM_INITIALIZELIST	Initializes the list of available components on the Component Selector dialog.
	CPPM_INITIALIZETAB	Initializes a tab with Variant in VSCOMPONENTSELECTORTABINIT on the Component Selector dialog.
	CPPM_QUERYCANSELECT	Determine whether the Select button should be enabled on the Component Selector dialog.
	CPPM_SETMULTISELECT	Sets the multiple-selection mode on the Component Selector dialog.
	DebugOutput	Use this legacy GUID to access a specific output pane.
	DISP_E_ARRAYISLOCKED	An HRESULT that indicates that the array is currently locked.
	DISP_E_BADCALLEE	A COM return value.
	DISP_E_BADINDEX	A return value that indicates subscript out of range.
	DISP_E_BADPARAMCOUNT	An error return value that indicates that the number of elements provided to the method is different from the number of arguments accepted by the method.
	DISP_E_BADVARTYPE	One of the method arguments is not a valid variant type.
	DISP_E_BUFFERTOOSMALL	A return error that indicates the destination token buffer is too small.
	DISP_E_DIVBYZERO	A return error that indicates a divide by zero error.
	DISP_E_EXCEPTION	This return value indicates that the call generated an exception. The usual implementation is to specify that an argument of the method that returned this error is a pointer to a structure that contains exception information.
	DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND	A return value indicating that the requested member does not exist, or the call to Invoke tried to set the value of a read-only property.
	DISP_E_NONAMEDARGS	A return value indicating that the invoked implementation of IDispatch does not support named arguments.
	DISP_E_NOTACOLLECTION	A return value indicating an unexpected argument type.
	DISP_E_OVERFLOW	An error that indicates that a value could not be coerced to its expected representation.
	DISP_E_PARAMNOTFOUND	A return value that indicates that one of the parameter DISPIDs does not correspond to a parameter on the method.
	DISP_E_PARAMNOTOPTIONAL	A return value that indicates that a required parameter was omitted.
	DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH	A return value that indicates that one or more of the parameters could not be coerced.
	DISP_E_UNKNOWNINTERFACE	A return value that indicates that the interface identifier passed in riid is not equal to IID_NULL.
	DISP_E_UNKNOWNLCID	A return value that indicates that the member being invoked interprets string arguments according to the Locale ID (LCID), and the LCID is not recognized. If the LCID is not needed to interpret arguments, this error should not be returned.
	DISP_E_UNKNOWNNAME	A return value that indicates that one or more of the names were not known. The returned DISPIDs contain DISPID_UNKNOWN for each entry that corresponds to an unknown name.
	DocumentFrame	A constant referenced in selection events to describe which component of the shell has just been selected.
	E_ABORT	A return value that may indicate an explicit cancellation action or some process that could no longer proceed after (for instance) both undo and rollback failed.
	E_ACCESSDENIED	A return value that describes a general access denied error.
	E_FAIL	Error HRESULT for a generic failure.
	E_HANDLE	A return value that indicates an invalid handle.
	E_INVALIDARG	Error HRESULT for an invalid argument.
	E_NOINTERFACE	Error HRESULT for the request of a not implemented interface.
	E_NOTIMPL	Error HRESULT for the call to a method that is not implemented.
	E_OUTOFMEMORY	Error HRESULT for out of memory.
	E_PENDING	A return value that indicates the availability of an asynchronously accessed interface.
	E_POINTER	A return value that indicates that an invalid pointer, usually nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), was passed as a parameter.
	E_UNEXPECTED	A return value that indicates that the result of the method call is outside of the error cases the client code can readily handle.
	FileReferenceProvider_Guid
	FileReferenceProvider_string
	GUID_AppCommand	Identifies commands fired as a result of a WM_APPCOMMAND message received by the main window.
	GUID_BrowseFilePage	The Browse File page.
	GUID_BuildOutputWindowPane	This constant represents the GUID for the interface IVsOutputWindowPane which is implemented by the shell's OutputWindow tool window. It is used by client code to display messages in the output window.
	GUID_COMClassicPage	A Visual Studio component selector page GUID.
	GUID_COMPlusPage	A Visual Studio component selector page GUID.
	GUID_DefaultEditor	A common system defined editor GUID.
	GUID_ExternalEditor	A common editor GUID.
	GUID_HTMEDAllowExistingDocData	GUID used to mark a VsTextBuffer in order to tell to the HTML editor factory to accept preexisting doc data.
	GUID_HtmlEditorFactory	GUID of the HTML editor factory.
	GUID_ItemType_PhysicalFile	A GUID constant used to specify that the type is a physical file on disk or the Web.
	GUID_ItemType_PhysicalFolder	A GUID constant used to specify that the type is a physical folder on disk or the Web.
	GUID_ItemType_SubProject	A GUID constant used to specify that the type is a nested hierarchy project.
	GUID_ItemType_VirtualFolder	A GUID constant used to specify that the type is a non-physical folder.
	GUID_OutWindowDebugPane	A GUID constant used to specify the debug pane inside the output window.
	GUID_OutWindowGeneralPane	The GUID of the pseudo service that returns the General output pane SID_SVsGeneralOutputWindowPane in the VS environment.
	GUID_ProjectDesignerEditor	The project designer GUID.
	GUID_SolutionPage	A Visual Studio component selector page GUID.
	GUID_TextEditorFactory	GUID of the Text editor factory.
	GUID_VS_DEPTYPE_BUILD_PROJECT	The GUID for dependencies that are build projects.
	GUID_VsNewProjectPseudoFolder	String resource ID for Visual Studio pseudo-folder.
	GUID_VSStandardCommandSet97	This GUID identifies the standard set of commands known by Visual Studio 97 (version 6).
	GUID_VsTaskListViewAll	The GUID for the highest abstraction task lists.
	GUID_VsTaskListViewCheckedTasks	The GUID for a certain flavor or task lists.
	GUID_VsTaskListViewCommentTasks	The GUID for a certain flavor or task lists.
	GUID_VsTaskListViewCompilerTasks	The GUID for a certain flavor or task lists.
	GUID_VsTaskListViewCurrentFileTasks	The GUID for a certain flavor or task lists.
	GUID_VsTaskListViewHTMLTasks	The GUID for a certain flavor or task lists.
	GUID_VsTaskListViewShortcutTasks	The GUID for a certain flavor or task lists.
	GUID_VsTaskListViewUncheckedTasks	The GUID for a certain flavor or task lists.
	GUID_VsTaskListViewUserTasks	The GUID for a certain flavor or task lists.
	GUID_VsUIHierarchyWindowCmds	A GUID that defines the command group related to the hierarchy window.
	guidCOMPLUSLibrary	The GUID of the COM Plus library.
	HIERARCHY_DONTCHANGE	Instructs the selection container not to change the value.
	HIERARCHY_DONTPROPAGATE	Instructs the selection container to set the value to nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
	IID_IUnknown	GUID of the IUnknown COM interface.
	LOGVIEWID_Any	Any defined view for document data.
	LOGVIEWID_Code	GUID_VSStandardCommandSet97cmdidOpenWith handlers should pass this value to the OpenStandardEditor method to get the Open With dialog, in this case on possible Code Views.
	LOGVIEWID_Debugging	GUID_VSStandardCommandSet97cmdidOpenWith handlers should pass this value to the OpenStandardEditor method to get the Open With dialog, in this case populated with possible LOGVIEWID_Debugging debugging views which map to the same view as LOGVIEWID_Code.
	LOGVIEWID_Designer	GUID_VSStandardCommandSet97cmdidOpenWith handlers should pass this value to the OpenStandardEditor method to get the Open With dialog, in this case to View Form designer views.
	LOGVIEWID_Primary	GUID_VSStandardCommandSet97cmdidOpenWith handlers should pass this value to OpenStandardEditor method to get the Open With dialog, in this case the default/primary view of the editor factory.
	LOGVIEWID_TextView	GUID_VSStandardCommandSet97cmdidOpenWith handlers should pass this value to OpenStandardEditor method to get the Open With dialog, in this for a document or data text editor view.
	LOGVIEWID_UserChooseView	GUID_VSStandardCommandSet97cmdidOpenWith handlers should pass this value to OpenStandardEditor method which prompts the user to choose which user-defined view to use.
	MiscFilesProjectUniqueName
	OLE_E_ADVF	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_ADVISENOTSUPPORTED	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_BLANK	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_CANT_BINDTOSOURCE	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_CANT_GETMONIKER	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_CANTCONVERT	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_CLASSDIFF	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_ENUM_NOMORE	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_INVALIDHWND	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_INVALIDRECT	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_NOCACHE	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_NOCONNECTION	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_NOSTORAGE	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_NOT_INPLACEACTIVE	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_NOTRUNNING	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_OLEVERB	A legacy OLE error.
	OLE_E_PROMPTSAVECANCELLED	The user was prompted to save but chose the Cancel button from the prompt message box.
	OLE_E_STATIC	The cache is for a static object and it already has a cache node.
	OLE_E_WRONGCOMPOBJ	The versions of COMPOBJ.DLL and OLE2.DLL on your machine are incompatible with each other.
	PlatformReferenceProvider_Guid
	PlatformReferenceProvider_string
	ProjectReferenceProvider_Guid
	ProjectReferenceProvider_string
	PropertyBrowserSID	Describes what component of the shell has just been selected.
	S_FALSE	HRESULT for false.
	S_OK	Generic HRESULT for success.
	SELCONTAINER_DONTCHANGE	Instructs the selection container not to change the value.
	SELCONTAINER_DONTPROPAGATE	Instructs the selection container to set the value to nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
	SELECTED	The GUID that represents selected objects in the selection container.
	SID_SUIHostCommandDispatcher	The name of the Visual Studio service that implements IOleCommandTarget.
	SID_SVsGeneralOutputWindowPane	Returns an IID_IVsOutputWindowPane interface of the General output pane in the Visual Studio environment.
	SID_SVsToolboxActiveXDataProvider	A Visual Studio toolbox service.
	SolutionItemsProjectUniqueName
	StartupProject	A constant referenced in selection events to describe which component of the shell has just been selected, in this case in response to project startup.
	UICONTEXT_CodeWindow	Specifies a UI context in which the code window is active.
	UICONTEXT_Debugging	Specifies The UI context for debugging mode.
	UICONTEXT_DesignMode	Specifies the UI context for design mode.
	UICONTEXT_Dragging	Specifies a UI context in which a drag/drop operation is active.
	UICONTEXT_EmptySolution	Specifies a UI context in which an empty solution is active.
	UICONTEXT_FullScreenMode	Specifies a UI context in which the Full Screen mode of the view is active.
	UICONTEXT_NoSolution	Specifies a UI context in which no solution is open.
	UICONTEXT_SolutionBuilding	Specifies a UI context in which the solution is being built.
	UICONTEXT_SolutionExists	Specifies a UI context in which a solution exists.
	UICONTEXT_SolutionHasAppContainerProject
	UICONTEXT_SolutionHasMultipleProjects	Specifies a UI context in which a solution is open and has multiple projects loaded.
	UICONTEXT_SolutionHasSingleProject	Specifies a UI context in which a solution with a single project is open.
	UNDO_E_CLIENTABORT	Error HRESULT for a client abort.
	UndoManager	A constant referenced in selection events to describe which component of the shell has just been selected.
	UserContext	A constant referenced in selection events to describe which component of the shell has just been selected.
	VS_BUILDABLEPROJECTCFGOPTS_BUILD_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT_ONLY	A flag that requests that only the most recently modified document be built.
	VS_BUILDABLEPROJECTCFGOPTS_BUILD_SELECTION_ONLY	A flag that requests that only the selected items be rebuilt.
	VS_BUILDABLEPROJECTCFGOPTS_PACKAGE
	VS_BUILDABLEPROJECTCFGOPTS_PRIVATE	A flag that is private to a particular implementation.
	VS_BUILDABLEPROJECTCFGOPTS_REBUILD	A flag that requests that the project be rebuilt completely, regardless of whether it is up-to-date.
	VS_E_BUSY	A constant returned by interfaces to asynchronous behavior when the object in question in already busy.
	VS_E_CIRCULARTASKDEPENDENCY
	VS_E_INCOMPATIBLECLASSICPROJECT
	VS_E_INCOMPATIBLEDOCDATA	A Visual Studio specific error HRESULT for "Incompatible document data".
	VS_E_INCOMPATIBLEPROJECT
	VS_E_INCOMPATIBLEPROJECT_UNSUPPORTED_OS
	VS_E_PACKAGENOTLOADED	A Visual Studio specific error HRESULT that indicates "Package not loaded."
	VS_E_PROJECTALREADYEXISTS	A Visual Studio-specific error HRESULT that indicates that the "Project already exists."
	VS_E_PROJECTMIGRATIONFAILED	A Visual Studio specific error HRESULT that indicates "Project configuration failed."
	VS_E_PROJECTNOTLOADED	A Visual Studio-specific error HRESULT that indicates "Project not loaded."
	VS_E_PROMPTREQUIRED
	VS_E_SOLUTIONALREADYOPEN	A Visual Studio-specific error HRESULT that indicates "Solution already open."
	VS_E_SOLUTIONNOTOPEN	A Visual Studio-specific error HRESULT that indicates "Solution not open."
	VS_E_SPECIFYING_OUTPUT_UNSUPPORTED	Returned by build interfaces that have parameters for specifying an array of IVsOutput's but the implementation can only apply the method to all outputs.
	VS_E_UNSUPPORTEDFORMAT	CreateEditorInstance returns this value if the document has a format that cannot be opened in the editor.
	VS_E_WIZARDBACKBUTTONPRESS	An HRESULT value that indicates that the user hit the back button in a Visual Studio wizard.
	VS_S_INCOMPATIBLEPROJECT
	VS_S_PROJECT_ONEWAYUPGRADEREQUIRED
	VS_S_PROJECT_SAFEREPAIRREQUIRED
	VS_S_PROJECT_UNSAFEREPAIRREQUIRED
	VS_S_PROJECTFORWARDED	A Visual Studio-specific error HRESULT that indicates "Project forwarded."
	VS_S_TBXMARKER	A Visual Studio-specific constant for a "Toolbox marker."
	VSCOOKIE_NIL	A Visual Studio-specific constant that indicates that a cookie has not been set.
	VSITEMID_NIL	A Visual Studio item identifier that represents the absence of a project item. This value is used when there is no current selection.
	VSITEMID_ROOT	A Visual Studio item identifier that represents the root of a project hierarchy and is used to identify the entire hierarchy, as opposed to a single item.
	VSITEMID_SELECTION	A Visual Studio item identifier that represents the currently selected item or items, which can include the root of the hierarchy.
	VSM_ENTERMODAL	A Visual Studio-specific constant for broadcasting a notification message via OnBroadcastMessage that indicates the beginning of modality.
	VSM_EXITMODAL	A Visual Studio-specific constant for broadcasting a notification message via OnBroadcastMessage that indicates the end of modality.
	VSM_TOOLBARMETRICSCHANGE	A Visual Studio-specific constant for broadcasting a notification message via OnBroadcastMessage indicating that the command bar metrics have changed.
	VsStd11
	VsStd2010	Identifies commands in Visual Studio 2010.
	VSStd2K	GUID for the Windows 2000 command set. This is a set of standard editor commands.
	VSUTDCF_DTEEONLY
	VSUTDCF_PACKAGE
	VSUTDCF_PRIVATE
	VSUTDCF_REBUILD
	WindowFrame	A constant referenced in selection events to describe which component of the shell has just been selected.

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio Namespace