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ItemOperations.NewFile Method

Visual Studio 2005

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Creates a file as though you invoked a New File command in the integrated development environment (IDE).

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

Syntax

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Window NewFile (
	[OptionalAttribute] [InAttribute] string Item,
	[OptionalAttribute] [InAttribute] string Name,
	[OptionalAttribute] [InAttribute] string ViewKind
)

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Window NewFile (
	/** @attribute InAttribute() */ /** @attribute OptionalAttribute() */ String Item, 
	/** @attribute InAttribute() */ /** @attribute OptionalAttribute() */ String Name, 
	/** @attribute InAttribute() */ /** @attribute OptionalAttribute() */ String ViewKind
)

JScript

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function NewFile (
	Item : String, 
	Name : String, 
	ViewKind : String
) : Window

Parameters

Item: Required. The virtual path to the item based on the tree nodes from the left pane of the dialog box and the item name from the right pane.

Name: Optional. The name you type in the Default Name box in the dialog box. This name also becomes the suggested Save As name when you save the document.

ViewKind: Optional. A ConstantsvsViewKind* constant specifying the type of view in which to create the file.

Return Value

A Window object.

Remarks

NewFile models the New File dialog box. The contents of this dialog box vary depending on the type of project. To add items to a project by using this method, look at the items available for the project in the New File dialog box.

Example

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Sub NewFileExample()
   Dim ItemOp As ItemOperations
   ItemOp = DTE.ItemOperations
   ' Adds a new text document to the project.
   ItemOp.NewFile("General\Text File", "Some name", _
     Constants.vsViewKindTextView)
End Sub

Reference

ItemOperations Interface
ItemOperations Members
EnvDTE Namespace

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