IVsSingleFileGenerator.DefaultExtension Method (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop)

DefaultExtension Method

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IVsSingleFileGenerator..::.DefaultExtension Method

Updated: November 2007

Retrieves the file extension that is given to the output file name.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Function DefaultExtension ( _
    <OutAttribute> ByRef pbstrDefaultExtension As String _
) As Integer

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As IVsSingleFileGenerator
Dim pbstrDefaultExtension As String
Dim returnValue As Integer

returnValue = instance.DefaultExtension(pbstrDefaultExtension)

int DefaultExtension(
    out string pbstrDefaultExtension
)

Visual C++

int DefaultExtension(
    [OutAttribute] String^% pbstrDefaultExtension
)

JScript

function DefaultExtension(
    pbstrDefaultExtension : String
) : int

Parameters

pbstrDefaultExtension: Type: System..::.String%
[out, retval] Returns the file extension that is to be given to the output file name. The returned extension must include a leading period.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Int32

Remarks

The project system invokes DefaultExtension in order to determine what extension to give to the generated output file.

The project system creates the file name of the generated file by:

Stripping the extension of the input file.
Appending the extension obtained from DefaultExtension.
Making the file name unique, if necessary.

Permissions

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Reference

IVsSingleFileGenerator Interface

IVsSingleFileGenerator Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop Namespace