ItemOperations Interface

 

Object for performing common file actions.

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

[GuidAttribute("D5DBE57B-C074-4E95-B015-ABEEAA391693")]
public interface class ItemOperations

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubpropertyDTE

Gets the top-level extensibility object.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyParent

Gets the immediate parent object of an ItemOperations object.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyPromptToSave

Gets all unsaved files and allows the user to save one or more of them.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodAddExistingItem(String^)

Adds an existing item to the current project.

System_CAPS_pubmethodAddNewItem(String^, String^)

Adds a new item to the current project.

System_CAPS_pubmethodIsFileOpen(String^, String^)

Indicates whether or not the specified saved file is currently open in the specified view.

System_CAPS_pubmethodNavigate(String^, vsNavigateOptions)

Goes to the given URL.

System_CAPS_pubmethodNewFile(String^, String^, String^)

Creates a file as though you invoked a New File command in the integrated development environment (IDE).

System_CAPS_pubmethodOpenFile(String^, String^)

Opens a file as though you invoked an Open File command in the integrated development environment (IDE).

You can use the ItemOperations object to programmatically open or add items to your solution and projects. Note that ItemOperations methods act upon only the currently selected item.

This example uses the ItemOperations object to generate a text document listing all available command names.

Sub ItemOperationsExample()
   Dim Cmds As Commands = DTE.Commands
   Dim Cmd As Command
   Dim Doc As Document
   Dim TxtDoc As TextDocument

   DTE.ItemOperations.NewFile("General\Text File")
   Doc = ActiveDocument
   TxtDoc = Doc.Object("TextDocument")

   For Each Cmd In Cmds
      If (Cmd.Name <> "") Then
         TxtDoc.Selection.Text = Cmd.Name & vbLf
         TxtDoc.Selection.Collapse()
      End If
   Next
End Sub
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