Find.DTE Property

Definition

Namespace:

EnvDTE

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

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

DispIdAttribute

Examples

public void Example(DTE2 dte)  
{  
   try  
      {  
      TextDocument objTextDoc;  
      EditPoint objEditPoint;  
      Find objFind;  

      // Make an active text document before running this code.  
      objTextDoc = (TextDocument)dte.ActiveDocument.Object("TextDocument");  

      // Create editpoint.  
      objEditPoint = objTextDoc.StartPoint.CreateEditPoint();  
      objEditPoint.Insert("An additional line" + (Char)13);  

      // Create Find.  
      objFind = objTextDoc.DTE.Find;  

      // Set Find options and execute.  
      objFind.Action = vsFindAction.vsFindActionFind;  
      objFind.FindWhat = "line";  
      if (objFind.Execute() == vsFindResult.vsFindResultFound)  
         MessageBox.Show("Text found in " + objFind.Parent.FullName + " application.");  
      else  
         MessageBox.Show("Text not found" + objFind.Parent.FullName + " application.");  

      // Show Find object DTE property.  
      MessageBox.Show(objFind.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".