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TextSelection.OutlineSection Method

Creates an outlining section based on the current selection.

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub OutlineSection
void OutlineSection()
void OutlineSection()
abstract OutlineSection : unit -> unit
function OutlineSection()

Examples

Sub OutlineSectionExample()
    ' Before running this example, open a text document.
    Dim objSel As TextSelection = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection

    ' Move to the beginning of the document so we can iterate over the 
    ' whole thing.
    objSel.StartOfDocument()
    While objSel.FindPattern("#if _DEBUG")
        ' If we found the beginning of a debug-only section, save the 
        ' position.
        Dim lStartLine As Long = objSel.TopPoint.Line
        Dim lStartColumn As Long = objSel.TopPoint.LineCharOffset

        ' Look for the end.
        If objSel.FindPattern("#endif") Then
            ' Select the entire section and outline it.
            objSel.SwapAnchor()
            objSel.MoveToLineAndOffset(lStartLine, lStartColumn, True)
            objSel.OutlineSection()
            objSel.LineDown()
        End If
    End While
End Sub

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

TextSelection Interface

EnvDTE Namespace