VCLinkerTool.ModuleDefinitionFile Property
Gets or sets the specified module definition file during executable creation.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)
Syntax
Property ModuleDefinitionFile As String
Dim instance As VCLinkerTool
Dim value As String
value = instance.ModuleDefinitionFile
instance.ModuleDefinitionFile = value
string ModuleDefinitionFile { get; set; }
property String^ ModuleDefinitionFile {
String^ get ();
void set (String^ value);
}
function get ModuleDefinitionFile () : String
function set ModuleDefinitionFile (value : String)
Property Value
Type: System.String
A string representing the name of the module definition file.
Remarks
ModuleDefinitionFile exposes the functionality of the linker's /DEF (Specify Module-Definition File) option and the librarian's Building an Import Library and Export File option.
See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.
Examples
The following example modifies the linker's ModuleDefinitionFile property in the integrated development environment (IDE):
' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Public Module Module1
Sub Test()
Dim prj As VCProject
Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection
Dim cfg As VCConfiguration
Dim tool As VCLinkerTool
prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
cfgs = prj.Configurations
cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
tool = cfg.Tools("VCLinkerTool")
tool.ModuleDefinitionFile = "$(SolutionDir)\some.def"
End Sub
End Module
Permissions
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.