CodeClass.GetEndPoint(vsCMPart) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: EnvDTE

Assembly:: EnvDTE.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

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Returns a TextPoint object that marks the end of the code element definition.

EnvDTE::TextPoint GetEndPoint(EnvDTE::vsCMPart Part = EnvDTE.vsCMPart.vsCMPartWholeWithAttributes);

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(16)]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibFunc(1024)]
public EnvDTE.TextPoint GetEndPoint (EnvDTE.vsCMPart Part = EnvDTE.vsCMPart.vsCMPartWholeWithAttributes);

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(16)>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibFunc(1024)>]
abstract member GetEndPoint : EnvDTE.vsCMPart -> EnvDTE.TextPoint

Public Function GetEndPoint (Optional Part As vsCMPart = EnvDTE.vsCMPart.vsCMPartWholeWithAttributes) As TextPoint

Parameters

Part: vsCMPart

Optional. A vsCMPart constant specifying the portion of the code to retrieve.

Returns

TextPoint

A TextPoint object.

Attributes: DispIdAttribute TypeLibFuncAttribute

Examples

 Sub GetEndPointExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)  

    ' Before running this example, open a code document from a project  
    ' and place the insertion point inside a class definition.  
    Try  
        ' Retrieve the CodeClass at the insertion point.  
        Dim sel As TextSelection = _  
            CType(dte.ActiveDocument.Selection, TextSelection)  
        Dim cls As CodeClass = _  
            CType(sel.ActivePoint.CodeElement( _  
            vsCMElement.vsCMElementClass), CodeClass)  

        ' Get the source code for the class.  
        Dim start As TextPoint = cls.GetStartPoint()  
        Dim finish As TextPoint = cls.GetEndPoint()  
        Dim src As String = start.CreateEditPoint().GetText(finish)  

        MsgBox(cls.Name & "'s source code:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & src)  
    Catch ex As Exception  
        MsgBox(ex.Message)  
    End Try  

End Sub

public void GetEndPointExample(DTE2 dte)  
{  
    // Before running this example, open a code document from a project  
    // and place the insertion point inside a class definition.  
    try  
    {  
        // Retrieve the CodeClass at the insertion point.  
        TextSelection sel =   
            (TextSelection)dte.ActiveDocument.Selection;  
        CodeClass cls =   
            (CodeClass)sel.ActivePoint.get_CodeElement(  
            vsCMElement.vsCMElementClass);  

        // Get the source code for the class.  
        TextPoint start = cls.GetStartPoint(vsCMPart.vsCMPartWhole);  
        TextPoint finish = cls.GetEndPoint(vsCMPart.vsCMPartWhole);  
        string src = start.CreateEditPoint().GetText(finish);  

        MessageBox.Show(cls.Name + "'s source code:" +   
            Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine + src);  
    }  
    catch (Exception ex)  
    {  
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);  
    }  
}

Remarks

Note

The values of code model elements such as classes, structs, functions, attributes, delegates, and so forth can be non-deterministic after making certain kinds of edits, meaning that their values cannot be relied upon to always remain the same. For more information, see the section Code Model Element Values Can Change in Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual Basic).

Applies to