CodeEnum.Children Property

Definition

Gets a collection of objects contained within this CodeEnum.

public:
 property EnvDTE::CodeElements ^ Children { EnvDTE::CodeElements ^ get(); };
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(8)]
public EnvDTE.CodeElements Children { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(8)] [System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibFunc(1024)] get; }
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(8)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(8)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibFunc(1024)>]
member this.Children : EnvDTE.CodeElements
Public ReadOnly Property Children As CodeElements

Property Value

A CodeElements collection.

Attributes

Remarks

If an object has no children, then Nothing is returned.

Children is used primarily by Visual C++. Children returns every object returnable from a code element.

To iterate through the members of a namespace or type (class, struct, interface, and so forth), you must use query interface (QI) or cast the CodeElement to a CodeNamespace and then use the Members property.

Children returns the collection of all related CodeElement objects that can be referenced via this code element. For example, for a CodeClass, this might include the metadata code elements for the class and perhaps the Visual C++ declspecs, along with contributed code based on the Attributed Programming feature in Visual C++, template parameters, and so forth. A CodeFunction might include all of its parameters, contributed parameters based on the Attributed Programming feature in Visual C++, and so forth.

The Children property may return Nothing depending on the object and the language. There is no requirement to support this in Visual Studio.

Note

The values of code model elements, such as classes, structures, functions, attributes, delegates, cannot be relied upon to remain the same at all times. For more information, see the section Code Model Element Values Can Change in Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual Basic).

Applies to