VCMidlTool.InterfaceIdentifierFileName Property

Gets or sets a name for the Interface Identifier file; default is idlfile_i.c.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Property InterfaceIdentifierFileName As String
    Get
    Set
string InterfaceIdentifierFileName { get; set; }
property String^ InterfaceIdentifierFileName {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
abstract InterfaceIdentifierFileName : string with get, set
function get InterfaceIdentifierFileName () : String
function set InterfaceIdentifierFileName (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
A name for the Interface Identifier file.

Remarks

InterfaceIdentifierFileName exposes the functionality of the /iid MIDL option.

Examples

See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

The following example modifies the InterfaceIdentifierFileName property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

[Visual Basic]

' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim prj As VCProject
        Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection
        Dim cfg As VCConfiguration
        Dim tool As VCMidlTool
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        cfgs = prj.Configurations
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
        tool = cfg.Tools("VCMIDLTool")
        tool.InterfaceIdentifierFileName = "myfile_i.c"
    End Sub
End Module

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

VCMidlTool Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Namespace