ToolWindows.DTE Property
Gets the top-level extensibility object.
Namespace: EnvDTE80
Assembly: EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
ReadOnly Property DTE As DTE
DTE DTE { get; }
property DTE^ DTE {
DTE^ get ();
}
abstract DTE : DTE
function get DTE () : DTE
Property Value
Type: EnvDTE.DTE
A DTE object.
Remarks
In Visual Studio, the DTE object is the root of the automation model, which other object models often call "Application".
Examples
This example demonstrates how to reach the parent DTE object through the TollWindows object. For more information about how to run this example as an add-in, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.
Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Public Sub OnConnection(ByVal application As Object, _
ByVal connectMode As ext_ConnectMode, ByVal addInInst As Object, _
ByRef custom As Array) Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection
_applicationObject = CType(application, DTE2)
_addInInstance = CType(addInInst, AddIn)
CommandWindowManip(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Public Sub CommandWindowManip(ByVal dte As DTE2)
Dim myCmd As CommandWindow
myCmd = _applicationObject.ToolWindows.CommandWindow
MsgBox("The command count, obtained through the parent DTE object _
, is : " & myCmd.DTE.Commands.Count)
End Sub
using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application,
ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
_applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
_addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
CommandWindowManip(_applicationObject);
}
public void CommandWindowManip (DTE2 dte)
{
CommandWindow myCmd;
myCmd = _applicationObject.ToolWindows.CommandWindow;
MessageBox.Show("The command count, obtained through the parent
DTE object, is : " + myCmd.DTE.Commands.Count);
}
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.