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ProjectItem.Kind Property

Gets a GUID string indicating the kind or type of the object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property Kind As String
string Kind { get; }
property String^ Kind {
    String^ get ();
}
abstract Kind : string
function get Kind () : String

Property Value

Type: System.String
A GUID string representing the type of object.

Remarks

If you are providing a new type of project item, you must provide a unique GUID string to identify it, and make this information available in your tool, type library, or documentation.

Examples

Sub KindExample2(ByVal dte As DTE2)

    ' Before running this example, open a project.

    Dim proj As Project = dte.Solution.Projects.Item(1)
    Dim item As ProjectItem
    Dim msg As String

    For Each item In proj.ProjectItems
        msg &= "    " & item.Name & _
            "  [Kind = " & item.Kind & "]" & vbCrLf
    Next

    MsgBox(proj.Name & "  [Kind = " & proj.Kind & _
        "] has the following project items:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & msg)
End Sub
public void KindExample2(DTE2 dte)
{
    // Before running this example, open a project.

    Project proj = dte.Solution.Projects.Item(1);
    string msg = "";

    foreach (ProjectItem item in proj.ProjectItems)
        msg += "    " + item.Name + "  [Kind = " + item.Kind + "]\n";

    MessageBox.Show(proj.Name + "  [Kind = " + proj.Kind + 
        "] has the following project items:\n\n" + msg); 
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ProjectItem Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

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