TextPoint.CodeElement Property

Returns the code element at the TextPoint location.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property CodeElement ( _
    Scope As vsCMElement _
) As CodeElement
CodeElement this[
    vsCMElement Scope
] { get; }
property CodeElement^ CodeElement[[InAttribute] vsCMElement Scope] {
    CodeElement^ get ([InAttribute] vsCMElement Scope);
}
abstract CodeElement : CodeElement
JScript does not support indexed properties.

Parameters

  • Scope
    Type: EnvDTE.vsCMElement
    Required. A vsCMElement constant indicating the code element with the specified kind that contains the editor location.

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.CodeElement
A CodeElement object.

Remarks

If the specified code element type is not at the TextPoint location, then CodeElement returns Nothing. CodeElement is a shortcut for TextPoint.Parent.Parent.ProjectItem.CodeModel.CodeElementFromPoint(TextPoint, <scope>).

Examples

Sub CodeElementExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)

    ' Before running this example, open a code document from a project
    ' and place the insertion point anywhere inside the source code.
    Try
        Dim sel As TextSelection = _
            CType(dte.ActiveDocument.Selection, TextSelection)
        Dim pnt As TextPoint = CType(sel.ActivePoint, TextPoint)

        ' Discover every code element containing the insertion point.
        Dim elems As String
        Dim elem As CodeElement
        Dim scope As vsCMElement
        For Each scope In [Enum].GetValues(scope.GetType())
            elem = pnt.CodeElement(scope)
            If IsNothing(elem) = False Then
                elems &= elem.Name & _
                    " (" & scope.ToString() & ")" & vbCrLf
            End If
        Next

        MsgBox("The following elements contain the insertion point:" _
            & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & elems)
    Catch ex As Exception
        MsgBox(ex.Message)
    End Try

End Sub
public void CodeElementExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    // Before running this example, open a code document from a project
    // and place the insertion point anywhere inside the source code.
    try
    {
        TextSelection sel = 
            (TextSelection)dte.ActiveDocument.Selection;
        TextPoint pnt = (TextPoint)sel.ActivePoint;

        // Discover every code element containing the insertion point.
        string elems = "";
        vsCMElement scopes = 0;

        foreach (vsCMElement scope in Enum.GetValues(scopes.GetType()))
        {
            CodeElement elem = pnt.get_CodeElement(scope);

            if (elem != null)
                elems += elem.Name + 
                    " (" + scope.ToString() + ")\n";
        }

        MessageBox.Show(
            "The following elements contain the insertion point:\n\n" 
            + elems);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
    }
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

TextPoint Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples