Solution4 Interface

Represents all projects and solution-wide properties in the integrated development environment (IDE). Supersedes Solution, Solution2, and Solution3.

Namespace:  EnvDTE100
Assembly:  EnvDTE100 (in EnvDTE100.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("CDA7305C-78B6-4D9D-90AD-93EBE71F9341")> _
Public Interface Solution4 _
    Inherits Solution3
[GuidAttribute("CDA7305C-78B6-4D9D-90AD-93EBE71F9341")]
public interface Solution4 : Solution3
[GuidAttribute(L"CDA7305C-78B6-4D9D-90AD-93EBE71F9341")]
public interface class Solution4 : Solution3
[<GuidAttribute("CDA7305C-78B6-4D9D-90AD-93EBE71F9341")>]
type Solution4 =  
    interface
        interface Solution3
    end
public interface Solution4 extends Solution3

The Solution4 type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property AddIns (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property AddIns Gets an AddIns collection, which contains all currently available add-ins associated with the solution.
Public property Count (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property Count Gets a value indicating the number of projects in the solution.
Public property DTE (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property DTE Gets the top-level extensibility object.
Public property Extender[String] (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property Extender[String] Gets the requested Extender object if it is available for this object.
Public property ExtenderCATID (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property ExtenderCATID Gets the Extender category ID (CATID) for the object.
Public property ExtenderNames (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property ExtenderNames Gets a list of available Extenders for the object.
Public property FileName (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property FileName Infrastructure. Gets the file name.
Public property FullName (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property FullName Gets the full path and name of the object's file.
Public property Globals (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property Globals Gets the Globals object that contains any variable values that may be saved in the solution (.sln) file, the project file, or the user's profile data.
Public property IsDirty (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property IsDirty Infrastructure. Determines whether the solution is dirty (modified but not saved).
Public property IsOpen (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property IsOpen Gets whether a solution is open.
Public property Parent (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property Parent Gets the immediate parent object of a Solution2 object.
Public property Projects (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property Projects Gets a collection of the projects currently in the solution.
Public property Properties (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property Properties Gets a collection of all properties that pertain to the Solution2 object.
Public property Saved (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property Saved Gets or sets a value indicating whether a solution has not been modified since last being saved or opened.
Public property SolutionBuild (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property SolutionBuild Gets the SolutionBuild object for the solution, which represents the root of the build automation model at the solution level.
Public property TemplatePath[String] (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public property TemplatePath[String] Superseded by GetProjectTemplate.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method AddFromFile(String, Boolean) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method AddFromFile(String, Boolean) Adds a project to the solution that is based on a project file already stored in the system.
Public method AddFromTemplate(String, String, String, Boolean) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method AddFromTemplate(String, String, String, Boolean) Copies an existing project file, and any items or subdirectories it contains, to the specified location and adds it to the solution.
Public method AddFromTemplateEx Copies an existing project file, and any items or subdirectories it contains, to the specified location and adds it to the solution.
Public method AddSolutionFolder(String) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method AddSolutionFolder(String) Adds a solution folder to a ProjectItems collection.
Public method Close(Boolean) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method Close(Boolean) Closes the current solution.
Public method Create(String, String) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method Create(String, String) Creates an empty solution in the specified directory with the specified name.
Public method FindProjectItem(String) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method FindProjectItem(String) Locates an item in a project.
Public method GetEnumerator() (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method GetEnumerator() Returns an enumeration for items in a collection.
Public method GetProjectItemTemplate(String, String) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method GetProjectItemTemplate(String, String) Returns a path to the indicated project item template.
Public method GetProjectItemTemplates(String, String) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method GetProjectItemTemplates(String, String) Returns a collection of project item templates for the specified project.
Public method GetProjectTemplate(String, String) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method GetProjectTemplate(String, String) Returns a path to the specified project template.
Public method Item(Object) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method Item(Object) Returns an indexed member of a Projects collection.
Public method Open(String) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method Open(String) Opens a specified solution.
Public method ProjectItemsTemplatePath(String) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method ProjectItemsTemplatePath(String) Superseded by GetProjectItemTemplate.
Public method Remove(Project) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method Remove(Project) Removes the specified project from the solution.
Public method SaveAs(String) (Inherited from Solution3.)
Public method SaveAs(String) Saves the solution.

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Remarks

The Solution4 object is a collection of all projects in the current instance of the IDE and all solution-wide properties, such as build configurations. The Solution4 object contains a project element for every project, whether it is a wrapped project, a subproject, or a top-level project.

Reference this object by using DTE.Solution. To refer to virtual projects, such as MiscFiles or SolutionItems, use Solution4.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsProjectKindMisc) or Solution4.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsProjectKindSolutionItems).

Examples

For information on how to run this add-in code, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

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)
    Solution4Example(_applicationObject)
End Sub

Sub Solution4Example(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    ' This function creates a solution and adds a Visual C# Console
    ' project to it.
    Try
        Dim soln As Solution4 = CType(DTE.Solution, Solution4)
        Dim csTemplatePath As String
        ' This path must exist on your computer.
        ' Replace <file path> below with an actual path.
        Dim csPrjPath As String = "<file path>"
        MsgBox("starting")
        ' Get the project template path for a C# console project.
        csTemplatePath = CType(soln.GetProjectTemplate _
        ("ConsoleApplication.zip", "CSharp"), string)
        ' Create a new C# Console project using the template obtained 
        ' above.
        soln.AddFromTemplate(csTemplatePath, csPrjPath, _
        "New CSharp Console Project", False)
        MsgBox("done")
    Catch ex As System.Exception
        MsgBox(ex.ToString)
    End Try
End Sub
using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application,
 Extensibility.ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst,
 ref System.Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    // Pass the applicationObject member variable to the code example.
    Solution4Example((DTE2)_applicationObject);
}

public void Solution4Example(DTE2 dte)
{
    // This function creates a solution and adds a Visual C# Console
    // project to it.
    try{
        Solution4 soln = (Solution4)_applicationObject.Solution;
        String csTemplatePath;
        // The file path must exist on your computer.
        // Replace <file path> below with an actual path.
        String csPrjPath = "<file path>";
        "<file path>MessageBox.Show("Starting...");
        "<file path>"<file path>csTemplatePath = 
        soln.GetProjectTemplate("ConsoleApplication.zip", "CSharp");
        // Create a new C# Console project using the template obtained 
        // above.
        soln.AddFromTemplate(csTemplatePath, csPrjPath,
          "New CSharp Console Project", false);
        MessageBox.Show("Done!");
    }
    catch(SystemException ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("ERROR: " + ex);
    }
}

See Also

Reference

EnvDTE100 Namespace