PackageUtilities Class

A set of static utilities for filenames, paths, enumeration/string conversions, images, and other functions.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.PackageUtilities

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0.dll)

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public NotInheritable Class PackageUtilities

public static class PackageUtilities

[ExtensionAttribute]
public ref class PackageUtilities abstract sealed

[<AbstractClass>]
[<Sealed>]
type PackageUtilities =  class end

public final class PackageUtilities

The PackageUtilities type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	ContainsInvalidFileNameChars	Determines whether or not a string contains characters that are invalid for file names or paths.
	ConvertFromType<T>	Converts a string to an enumeration using a converter.
	ConvertToType<T>	Converts a string to an enumeration type.
	CopyUrlToLocal	Copies the specified file to the local project directory.
	CreateCAUUIDFromGuidArray	Creates a CAUUID from a GUID array.
	CreateInstance(Guid)
	CreateInstance(Type)
	CreateInstance(ILocalRegistry, Guid)
	EnsureOutputPath	Creates the directories necessary for the given path.
	GetImageList(Stream)	Creates an image list from the specified stream.
	GetImageList(Object)	Creates a list of bitmaps from the resource handle.
	GetImageList(Assembly, array<String[])	Creates a list of bitmaps from the specified assembly and resource names.
	GetIntPointerFromImage	Gets a pointer from a bitmap image.
	GetPathDistance	Calculates the distance between two paths.
	GetSystemAssemblyPath	Gets the path of system assemblies.
	IsCapabilityMatch(String, String)
	IsCapabilityMatch(IVsHierarchy, String)
	IsFileNameInvalid	Determines whether or not the specified file name is invalid.
	MakeRelative	Returns a path for the second file that is relative to the first.
	MakeRelativeIfRooted	Returns a relative path if the specified file path is absolute and if it is in the same folder as the URL or in a child folder of the URL.
	ProfferService<TService, TImpl>
	SetStringValueFromConvertedEnum<T>	Returns a string from an enumeration value.

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Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.