SelectedItems.DTE Property
Definition
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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(3)]
public EnvDTE.DTE DTE { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)] get; }
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)>]
member this.DTE : EnvDTE.DTE
Public ReadOnly Property DTE As DTE
Property Value
A DTE object.
- Attributes
Examples
public void CodeExample(DTE2 dte)
{
try
{
// Open project and select one or more items in
// Solution Explorer before running this example.
SelectedItem selItem;
SelectedItems selItems;
string msg = "";
if (dte.SelectedItems.Count > 0)
{
selItems = dte.SelectedItems;
selItem = selItems.Item(1);
msg = "The first selected item is " + selItem.Name;
msg += "\n Do the Parent and DTE property return the same object? " + (selItems.DTE.Equals(selItems.Parent)).ToString();
}
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."