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VSProjectEvents2.ReferencesEvents Property

Gets a ReferencesEvents object that provides access to the events of the References collection.

Namespace:  VSLangProj80
Assembly:  VSLangProj80 (in VSLangProj80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ReferencesEvents As ReferencesEvents
ReferencesEvents ReferencesEvents { get; }
property ReferencesEvents^ ReferencesEvents {
    ReferencesEvents^ get ();
}
abstract ReferencesEvents : ReferencesEvents with get
function get ReferencesEvents () : ReferencesEvents

Property Value

Type: VSLangProj.ReferencesEvents
Returns a ReferencesEvents object.

Remarks

The ReferencesEvents property provides access to three events: ReferenceAdded, ReferenceChanged, and ReferenceRemoved.

Examples

This example connects event-handling methods for a specific project by using the ReferencesEvents property. For more information about how to run macro samples, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

Open a Visual Basic or Visual C# project before running this macro.

' Macro Editor
' Connects trivial methods to the ReferenceAdded and ReferenceDeleted
' events of the first project in the solution.
Imports VSLangProj
Imports VSLangProj80
Sub ConnectEvents()
   Dim proj As Project = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1)
   Dim vsproj As VSProject2 = CType(proj.Object, VSProject2)
   Dim refEvents As ReferencesEvents = vsproj.Events.ReferencesEvents
   AddHandler refEvents.ReferenceAdded, AddressOf ReferenceAdded
   AddHandler refEvents.ReferenceRemoved, AddressOf ReferenceRemoved
   AddHandler refEvents.ReferenceChanged, AddressOf ReferenceChanged
End Sub

Sub ReferenceRemoved(ByVal removedRef As Reference)
   MsgBox("The reference for " & removedRef.Name & " was removed.")
End Sub

Sub ReferenceChanged(ByVal removedRef As Reference)
   MsgBox("The reference for " & removedRef.Name & " was changed.")
End Sub

Sub ReferenceAdded(ByVal addedRef As Reference)
   MsgBox("The reference for " & addedRef.Name & " was added.")
End Sub

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See Also

Reference

VSProjectEvents2 Interface

VSLangProj80 Namespace