VCCodeElements.Item Method

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10/10/2013

Returns the specified code element of the parent object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Item ( _
    index As Object _
) As CodeElement

CodeElement Item(
    Object index
)

CodeElement^ Item(
    Object^ index
)

abstract Item : 
        index:Object -> CodeElement

function Item(
    index : Object
) : CodeElement

Parameters

index
Type: System.Object

An object representing the location of an item in the collection.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.CodeElement
A CodeElement object.

Remarks

If the specified code element was not found, the method returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

See How to: Compile Example Code for Visual C++ Code Model Extensibility for information on how to compile and run this sample.

Examples

' Macro code.
' Displays the name of all the top level elements.
    Sub FindItem()
        Dim vcCM As VCCodeModel
        Dim vcCodeElements As VCCodeElements
        vcCM = DTE.Solution.Item(1).CodeModel
        vcCodeElements = vcCM.CodeElements
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 1 To vcCodeElements.Count
            MsgBox(vcCodeElements.Item(i))
        Next
    End Sub

.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.