CodeAttribute2 Interface

Defines an attribute for a code element.

Namespace:  EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("35187E2A-E5F6-4F89-A4CE-DA254640855B")> _
Public Interface CodeAttribute2 _
    Inherits CodeAttribute
'Usage
Dim instance As CodeAttribute2
[GuidAttribute("35187E2A-E5F6-4F89-A4CE-DA254640855B")]
public interface CodeAttribute2 : CodeAttribute
[GuidAttribute(L"35187E2A-E5F6-4F89-A4CE-DA254640855B")]
public interface class CodeAttribute2 : CodeAttribute
public interface CodeAttribute2 extends CodeAttribute

Remarks

The CodeAttribute2 object represents a single COM metadata attribute associated with a code element. You can add new attributes with the AddAttribute method, and delete the attributes by using the Delete method on the appropriate object. You can get and set the value of a code attribute by using this object.

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).

Examples

// The following example creates a new namespace and attribute in the current class.
public void CreateClassAndAttrib(DTE2 applicationObject)
{
    // Before running, load or create a project.
    FileCodeModel2 fcm2 = GetFileCodeModel(applicationObject);
    CodeAttribute2 cmAttribute;
    CodeClass2 cmClass;

    if (fcm2 != null)
    {
        CodeNamespace cmNamespace;
        // Try to create a new namespace.
        try
        {
            cmNamespace = fcm2.AddNamespace("CMNamespace", -1);
            // If successful, create the other code elements.
            if (cmNamespace != null)
            {
                cmClass = (CodeClass2)cmNamespace.AddClass("ANewClass", 
                -1, null, null, vsCMAccess.vsCMAccessPrivate);
                cmAttribute = (CodeAttribute2)cmClass.AddAttribute
                ("NewAttribute", "AttributeValue", -1);
            }
            else
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Cannot continue - no filecodemodel 
                available.");
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("ERROR: " + ex);
        }
    }
}

public FileCodeModel2 GetFileCodeModel(DTE2 applicationObject)
{
    // Returns the FileCodeModel object of the active 
    // window.
    TextWindow txtWin = 
    (TextWindow)applicationObject.ActiveWindow.Object;
    FileCodeModel2 fcm2;
    if (txtWin != null)
    {
        try
        {
             fcm2 = (FileCodeModel2)txtWin.Parent.
             ProjectItem.FileCodeModel;
             return fcm2;
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
             MessageBox.Show("ERROR: " + ex);
             return null;
        }
    }
    else
        return null;
}

See Also

Reference

CodeAttribute2 Members

EnvDTE80 Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples

Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual Basic)

Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual C#)