OutputGroups.Parent Property

Definition

Namespace:

EnvDTE

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.11.40262

Gets the immediate parent object of an OutputGroups collection.

public:
 property EnvDTE::Configuration ^ Parent { EnvDTE::Configuration ^ get(); };

public:
 property EnvDTE::Configuration ^ Parent { EnvDTE::Configuration ^ get(); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)]
public EnvDTE.Configuration Parent { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)] get; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)>]
member this.Parent : EnvDTE.Configuration

Public ReadOnly Property Parent As Configuration

Property Value

Configuration

A Configuration object.

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

Examples

public void CodeExample(DTE2 dte)  
{    
    try  
    {  
        // Open a project before running this example.  
        Project proj = dte.Solution.Projects.Item(1);  
        OutputGroups groups = proj.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration.OutputGroups;  
        int c = 1;  
        int x = 0;  
        string msg;  
        // Find the last outputgroup with at least one file.  
        foreach (OutputGroup grp in groups)  
        {  
            x++;  
            if (grp.FileCount > 0)  
                c = x;  
        }  
        OutputGroup group = groups.Item(c);  
        msg = "The " + c + "/" + groups.Count + " item in the OutputGroups groups collection is " +  
            group.DisplayName;  
        msg += "\nThe parent of the collection is the Configuration: " + groups.Parent.ConfigurationName;  
        msg += "\nThe application containing this collection is: " + groups.DTE.Name;  
        MessageBox.Show(msg);  
    }  
    catch(Exception ex)  
    {  
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);  
    }  
}  

Remarks

The Parent property returns the immediate parent to the object or collection.