Reference Element (IntelliSense Code Snippets)
Visual Studio 2005
Specifies information about the assembly references required by the code snippet.
<Reference>
<Assembly>... </Assembly>
<Url>... </Url>
</Reference>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Required element. Contains the name of the assembly referenced by the code snippet. There must be exactly one Assembly element in a Reference element. | |
| Optional element. Contains a URL that provides more information about the referenced assembly. There may be zero or one Url elements in a Reference element. |
Parent Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Grouping element for Reference elements. |
The Reference element in the following code snippet shows that the code snippet requires an assembly reference to System.Data.dll.
<CodeSnippets xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/CodeSnippet">
<CodeSnippet Format="1.0.0">
<Header>
<!-- Insert Header information here. -->
</Header>
<Snippet>
<References>
<Reference>
<Assembly>System.Data.dll</Assembly>
<Url>www.microsoft.com</Url>
</Reference>
</References>
<Declarations>
<!-- Insert literal and object declarations here -->
</Declarations>
<Code Language="VB">
<!-- Insert code here. -->
</Code>
</Snippet>
</CodeSnippet>
</CodeSnippets>
