Configuration.DTE Property

Definition

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

DTE

A DTE object.

Attributes

Examples

public void CodeExample(DTE2 dte, AddIn addin)  
{   // Make sure you have a solution loaded into Visual Studio  
    // before running the following example.  
    try  
    {  
        Project prj;  
        Configuration config;   
        ConfigurationManager configmgr;  
        if (dte.Solution.Projects.Count > 0)  
        {  
            prj = dte.Solution.Projects.Item(1);  
            config = prj.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration;  
            // Returning the Configuration type constant.  
            MessageBox.Show(config.Type.ToString());  
            // Returns the ConfigurationManager containing the active configuration.  
            configmgr = config.Collection;  
            // Returns the application containing this active configuration.  
            MessageBox.Show(config.DTE.Name);  
        }  
    }  
    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".

Applies to