ContextAttributes.Add Method

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Adds an attribute name/value pair to the ContextAttributes collection.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Add ( _
    AttributeName As String, _
    AttributeValue As String, _
    Type As vsContextAttributeType _
) As ContextAttribute

ContextAttribute Add(
    string AttributeName,
    string AttributeValue,
    vsContextAttributeType Type
)

ContextAttribute^ Add(
    String^ AttributeName, 
    String^ AttributeValue, 
    vsContextAttributeType Type
)

abstract Add : 
        AttributeName:string * 
        AttributeValue:string * 
        Type:vsContextAttributeType -> ContextAttribute

function Add(
    AttributeName : String, 
    AttributeValue : String, 
    Type : vsContextAttributeType
) : ContextAttribute

Parameters

  • AttributeName
    Type: System.String

    Required. The name of the new attribute.

  • AttributeValue
    Type: System.String

    Required. The value of the new attribute.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.ContextAttribute
A ContextAttribute object.

Remarks

Add allows you to add a new attribute to the collection (context bag) or create keywords.

Note

If the collection object on which you are calling the method has Type set to vsContextAttributesGlobal, then this method fails with E_NOTIMPL.

Examples

Sub AddExample()
   ' Get a reference to Solution Explorer.
   Dim SolnEx As Window = DTE.Windows.Item _
   (Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer)
   Dim CA As ContextAttribute

   ' List the current attributes associated with Solution Explorer.
   ListAttr(SolnEx, CA)

   ' Associate a new F1 keyword with Solution Explorer.
   SolnEx.ContextAttributes.Add("ANewKeyword", 900, _
   vsContextAttributeType.vsContextAttributeLookupF1)
   ListAttr(SolnEx, CA)

   ' Delete the new F1 keyword from Solution Explorer.
   SolnEx.ContextAttributes.Item(3).Remove()
   ListAttr(SolnEx, CA)
End Sub

Sub ListAttr(ByVal SolnEx As Object, ByVal CA As ContextAttribute)
   ' Support function for CATest(). Lists the current attributes 
   ' associated with Solution Explorer.
   Dim msg As String

   MsgBox("Number of context attributes in Solution Explorer: " & _
   SolnEx.ContextAttributes.Count)
   For Each CA In SolnEx.ContextAttributes
      msg = msg & CA.Name & Chr(13)
   Next
   MsgBox(msg)
   msg = ""
End Sub

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See Also

Reference

ContextAttributes Interface

EnvDTE Namespace