VCLinkerTool.ResourceOnlyDLL Property

Creates a DLL with no entry point. Setting this to true creates a resource-only DLL.

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

Syntax

Property ResourceOnlyDLL As Boolean

Dim instance As VCLinkerTool
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.ResourceOnlyDLL

instance.ResourceOnlyDLL = value
bool ResourceOnlyDLL { get; set; }
property bool ResourceOnlyDLL {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}
function get ResourceOnlyDLL () : boolean
function set ResourceOnlyDLL (value : boolean)

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean

true if a resource-only DLL is to be created; otherwise, false.

Remarks

ResourceOnlyDLL exposes the functionality of the /NOENTRY (No Entry Point) linker option.

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

Examples

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

' 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 VCLinkerTool
    prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
    cfgs = prj.Configurations
    cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
    tool = cfg.Tools("VCLinkerTool")
    tool.ResourceOnlyDLL = True
  End Sub
End Module

Permissions

See Also

Reference

VCLinkerTool Interface

VCLinkerTool Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Namespace