References.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(1)]
public EnvDTE.DTE DTE { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(1)] get; }
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(1)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(1)>]
member this.DTE : EnvDTE.DTE
Public ReadOnly Property DTE As DTE
Property Value
Returns a DTE object.
- Attributes
Examples
Sub DTEExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)
Dim msg As String = _
"The current Output Window object belongs to the "
Dim output As OutputWindow = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow
If IsMacrosIDE(output.DTE) Then
MsgBox(msg & "macros IDE.")
Else
MsgBox(msg & "main IDE.")
End If
output = CType(dte.MacrosIDE, DTE2).ToolWindows.OutputWindow
If IsMacrosIDE(output.DTE) Then
MsgBox(msg & "macros IDE.")
Else
MsgBox(msg & "main IDE.")
End If
End Sub
Function IsMacrosIDE(ByVal ide As DTE) As Boolean
Dim val As Boolean = True
Try
' The MacrosIDE property will throw an exception if ide
' isn't the main DTE object
If IsNothing(ide.MacrosIDE) = False Then
val = False
End If
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
Return val
End Function
public void DTEExample(DTE2 dte)
{
string msg = "The current Output Window object belongs to the ";
OutputWindow output = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow;
if (IsMacrosIDE(output.DTE))
MessageBox.Show(msg + "macros IDE.");
else
MessageBox.Show(msg + "main IDE.");
output = ((DTE2)dte.MacrosIDE).ToolWindows.OutputWindow;
if (IsMacrosIDE(output.DTE))
MessageBox.Show(msg + "macros IDE.");
else
MessageBox.Show(msg + "main IDE.");
}
bool IsMacrosIDE(DTE ide)
{
bool val = true;
try
{
// The MacrosIDE property will throw an exception if ide
// isn't the main DTE object
if (ide.MacrosIDE != null)
val = false;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
}
return val;
}
Remarks
In Visual Studio, the DTE is the root of the automation model, which other object models often call "Application".