Reference3.DTE Property

Definition

Namespace:

VSLangProj80

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.

Implements

DTE

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

Examples

This example demonstrates how to reach the DTE object from a Reference3 object. Open a Visual Basic or Visual C# project before running this example. To run this example as an add-in, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

The default path for the reference added (adodb.dll) in: <installation root>\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\Primary Interop Assemblies. Replace <file path> in the example with this or another appropriate file path.

VB

Imports VSLangProj  
Imports VSLangProj2  
Imports VSLangProj80  
Public Sub OnConnection(ByVal application As Object,_  
 ByVal connectMode As ext_ConnectMode, ByVal addInInst As Object, _  
 ByRef custom As Array) Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection  
    applicationObject = CType(application, DTE2)  
    addInInstance = CType(addInInst, AddIn)  
    ReachDTEObject(applicationObject)  
End Sub  
Public Sub ReachDTEObject(ByVal dte As DTE2)  
    ' The first project is a Visual Basic or C# project.  
    Dim vsProject As VSProject2 = _  
    CType(applicationObject.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object, _  
    VSProject2)  
    Dim aRef As Reference3  
    ' Replace the <file path> with an actual file path.  
    aRef = CType(vsProject.References.Add_  
    ("<file path>\adodb.dll"), Reference3)  
    MsgBox("Added a reference named: " & aRef.Name.ToString())  
    MsgBox("Name of the containing solution for " & aRef.Name & _  
    vbCr & "reached through the DTE object is: " & vbCr & _  
    aRef.DTE.Solution.FullName.ToString())  
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