CodeModel2.ElementFromID(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: EnvDTE80

Assembly:: EnvDTE80.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

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Returns a specific, existing code element.

public:
 EnvDTE::CodeElement ^ ElementFromID(System::String ^ ID);

public:
 EnvDTE::CodeElement ^ ElementFromID(Platform::String ^ ID);

EnvDTE::CodeElement ElementFromID(std::wstring const & ID);

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(203)]
public EnvDTE.CodeElement ElementFromID (string ID);

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(203)>]
abstract member ElementFromID : string -> EnvDTE.CodeElement

Public Function ElementFromID (ID As String) As CodeElement

Parameters

ID: String

The name of the element.

Returns

CodeElement

A CodeElement object.

Attributes: DispIdAttribute

Remarks

If the requested element no longer exists, the method should return E_FAIL.

Note

The values of code model elements such as classes, structs, functions, attributes, delegates, and so forth can be non-deterministic after making certain kinds of edits, meaning that their values cannot be relied upon to always remain the same.

Applies to