ToolWindows.DTE Property

Gets the top-level extensibility object.

Namespace:  EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property DTE As DTE
DTE DTE { get; }
property DTE^ DTE {
    DTE^ get ();
}
abstract DTE : DTE with get
function get DTE () : DTE

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.DTE
A DTE object.

Remarks

In Visual Studio, the DTE object is the root of the automation model, which other object models often call "Application".

Examples

This example demonstrates how to reach the parent DTE object through the TollWindows object. For more information about how to run this example as an add-in, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Public Sub OnConnection(ByVal application As Object, _
 ByVal connectMode As ext_ConnectMode, ByVal addInInst As Object, _
 ByRef custom As Array) Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection
    _applicationObject = CType(application, DTE2)
    _addInInstance = CType(addInInst, AddIn)
    CommandWindowManip(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Public Sub CommandWindowManip(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    Dim myCmd As CommandWindow
    myCmd = _applicationObject.ToolWindows.CommandWindow
    MsgBox("The command count, obtained through the parent DTE object _
    , is : " & myCmd.DTE.Commands.Count)
End Sub
using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application,
 ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    CommandWindowManip(_applicationObject);
}
public void CommandWindowManip (DTE2 dte)
{
    CommandWindow myCmd;
    myCmd = _applicationObject.ToolWindows.CommandWindow;
    MessageBox.Show("The command count, obtained through the parent
 DTE object, is : " + myCmd.DTE.Commands.Count);
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ToolWindows Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace