Visual Studio SDK

Managed Package Framework Classes

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The managed package framework (MPF) classes can be used to create VSPackages using managed code. They provide default implementations for many VSPackage interfaces. By hiding implementation details and complexities, MPF enables you to create Visual Studio integration products with a minimum amount of code.

MPF Namespaces

The following table lists the MPF namespaces provided by the Visual Studio SDK.

Name space	Contents
Microsoft.VisualStudio	Contains useful classes for handling COM errors, Visual Studio constants, and Win32 windows.
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package	Includes managed code wrappers for Visual Studio projects, editors, and MSBuild.
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.Automation	Contains the wrappers for automation objects.
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell	Includes MPF base classes from which you can derive an implementation of many common Visual Studio objects.
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design	Contains Visual Studio designer extensions.
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.Serialization	Contains Visual Studio serialization designer extensions.
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.Serialization.CodeDom	Contains Visual Studio CodeDom designer extensions.
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Flavor	Supports project subtypes (also known as "flavors").

MPF Namespaces

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