Visual Studio SDK Reference

This section links you to reference information about various aspects of VSPackage development.

In This Section

• Visual Studio Platform Reference
  Contains useful types that wrap the Visual Studio shell interfaces.

• Managed Package Framework Reference
  Contains the managed package framework (MPF) types.

• SDM Reference
  Covers the System Definition Model.

• Team Edition For Testers Reference
  Contains types that are useful for creating tests.

• IntellisenseHostFlags enumeration
  Specifies IntelliSense host flags.

• Command Table Format Reference
  Describes the contents of a command table configuration (.ctc) file.

• VSCT XML Schema Reference
  Provides a table of Command Table Compiler schema elements, with allowed child elements and attributes for each.

• GUIDs and Constants in Visual Studio SDK
  Gives a list of GUIDs used throughout the SDK.

• COM Constants and Macros in Managed Code
  Gives a list of identifiers for user interface elements used throughout the Environment SDK.

• Source Control Plug-ins
  Links to topics for the Source Control Plug-in API.

• Command-Line Switches (Visual Studio SDK)
  Links to topics that discuss how developers can automate several tasks from the command line.

• Error Handling and Return Values
  Explains the error architecture for VSPackages, which is the same as that employed in other Windows programming.

• Babel Icons
  Gives a list of the icons available for use in Babel.

• Objects
  Gives a list of the objects that are used in the environment.

• Glossary
  Gives a list of helpful terms and their definitions for use when you are reading the Visual Studio SDK documentation.

Related Sections

• Visual Studio SDK
  The Visual Studio SDK includes documentation, samples, and code to help you develop products that integrate with the Visual Studio product family.