VCProject.CanAddProjectReference(Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll

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Returns whether it is okay to add the given project reference

public:
 bool CanAddProjectReference(System::Object ^ proj);

public:
 bool CanAddProjectReference(Platform::Object ^ proj);

bool CanAddProjectReference(winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable const & proj);

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(846)]
public bool CanAddProjectReference (object proj);

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(846)>]
abstract member CanAddProjectReference : obj -> bool

Public Function CanAddProjectReference (proj As Object) As Boolean

Parameters

proj: Object

The project reference.

Returns

Boolean

true if it is okay to add the given project reference; otherwise, false.

Attributes: DispIdAttribute

Examples

See How to: Compile Example Code for Visual C++ Code Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

CanAddProjectReference adds a second project as a reference to the first project, if possible.

' Add a reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine and have   
' two Visual C++ projects loaded before running this example.  
Imports EnvDTE  
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine  
Public Module Module1  
    Sub Test()  
        Dim prj1, prj2 As VCProject  
        prj1 = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object  
        prj2 = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(2).Object  
        ' Adds project 2 as a reference to project 1.  
        If prj1.CanAddProjectReference(prj2) Then  
            prj1.AddProjectReference(prj2)  
        End If  
    End Sub  
End Module

Remarks

This method is generally used in conjunction with the AddProjectReference method. You use this method to determine whether it is okay to add a project reference, and if it is, then you call AddProjectReference.

Applies to