Properties.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(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
A DTE object.
- Attributes
Examples
public void CodeExample(DTE2 dte)
{
try
{ // Open a solution before running this example
Properties props = dte.Solution.Properties;
Property prop;
string msg;
msg = "How many properties are there in the current solution: " + props.Count.ToString();
msg += "\nThe application containing this Properties collection is " + props.DTE.Name;
msg += "\nThe parent object of the Properties collection is a " + ((Solution)props.Parent).FullName;
msg += "\nThe application property returns : " + ((DTE2)props.Application).Name;
if (props.Count > 0)
{
prop = props.Item(1);
msg += "\nThe first Property in the Properties collection is " + prop.Name;
}
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".