Configuration.Collection Property

Returns the collection containing the Configuration object supporting this property.

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

Syntax

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

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.ConfigurationManager
A ConfigurationManager collection.

Examples

public void CodeExample(DTE2 dte, AddIn addin)
{   // Make sure you have a solution loaded into Visual Studio
    // before running the following example.
    try
    {
        Project prj;
        Configuration config; 
        ConfigurationManager configmgr;
        if (dte.Solution.Projects.Count > 0)
        {
            prj = dte.Solution.Projects.Item(1);
            config = prj.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration;
            // Returning the Configuration type constant.
            MessageBox.Show(config.Type.ToString());
            // Returns the ConfigurationManager containing the active configuration.
            configmgr = config.Collection;
            // Returns the application containing this active configuration.
            MessageBox.Show(config.DTE.Name);
        }
    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
    }
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Configuration Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples