ObjectExtenders.RegisterExtenderProvider Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: EnvDTE

Assembly:: EnvDTE.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

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Registers an Extender Provider for a specific Extender category.

int RegisterExtenderProvider(std::wstring const & ExtenderCATID, std::wstring const & ExtenderName, EnvDTE::IExtenderProvider const & ExtenderProvider, std::wstring const & LocalizedName = "");

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)]
public int RegisterExtenderProvider (string ExtenderCATID, string ExtenderName, EnvDTE.IExtenderProvider ExtenderProvider, string LocalizedName = "");

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)>]
abstract member RegisterExtenderProvider : string * string * EnvDTE.IExtenderProvider * string -> int

Public Function RegisterExtenderProvider (ExtenderCATID As String, ExtenderName As String, ExtenderProvider As IExtenderProvider, Optional LocalizedName As String = "") As Integer

Parameters

ExtenderCATID: String

Required. The Extender CATID.

ExtenderName: String

Required. The Extender name. This is the programmatic name for the Extender and is used in the call to GetExtender(String, String, Object).

ExtenderProvider: IExtenderProvider

Required. The Extender Provider which implements the IExtenderProvider interface.

LocalizedName: String

Optional. The localized display name for the Extender.

Returns

Int32

An integer-valued cookie that identifies the registration. This cookie must be passed back during UnregisterExtenderProvider(Int32).

Attributes: DispIdAttribute

Remarks

RegisterExtenderProvider is used by an Extender Provider to dynamically register itself with the ObjectExtenders object under a particular CATID and name. An Extender Provider can register more than one Extender under one or more CATIDs.

There are two ways to register Extender Providers:

Statically, under the appropriate Extender CATID subkey in the registry key, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\Extenders, during the installation of your extension.
Note

Dynamically-registered Extender Providers must unregister themselves by calling UnregisterExtenderProvider during shutdown. Statically registered providers should not do so.

Applies to