Informs the add-in about how it was loaded by the integrated development environment (IDE).
Namespace: Extensibility
Assembly: Extensibility (in extensibility.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<GuidAttribute("289E9AF1-4973-11D1-AE81-00A0C90F26F4")> _
Public Enumeration ext_ConnectMode
Dim instance As ext_ConnectMode
[GuidAttribute("289E9AF1-4973-11D1-AE81-00A0C90F26F4")]
public enum ext_ConnectMode
[GuidAttribute(L"289E9AF1-4973-11D1-AE81-00A0C90F26F4")]
public enum class ext_ConnectMode
/** @attribute GuidAttribute("289E9AF1-4973-11D1-AE81-00A0C90F26F4") */
public enum ext_ConnectMode
GuidAttribute("289E9AF1-4973-11D1-AE81-00A0C90F26F4")
public enum ext_ConnectMode
| | Member name | Description |
|---|
| ext_cm_AfterStartup | The add-in was loaded after Visual Studio started. |
| ext_cm_CommandLine | The add-in was loaded from the command line. |
| ext_cm_External | The add-in was loaded by an external client. (This setting is no longer used by Visual Studio.) |
| ext_cm_Solution | The add-in was loaded with a solution. |
| ext_cm_Startup | The add-in was loaded when Visual Studio started. |
| ext_cm_UISetup | The add-in was loaded for user interface setup. |
Add-ins can check the value of ext_ConnectMode to change its behavior. For example, the ext_cm_UISetup value indicates to the add-in that this is the first time it has been run. If so, the add-in can add its custom commands to the menu and toolbar. Otherwise, it can skip this step.