LinkedWindows::DTE Property

Visual Studio 2015
 

Gets the top-level extensibility object.

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

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property DTE^ DTE {
	DTE^ get();
}

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE::DTE^

A DTE object.

In Visual Studio, the DTE object is the root of the automation model, which other object models often call "Application."

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public void CodeExample(DTE2 dte)
{  
    try
    {
        LinkedWindows lnkwin;
        Window frame;
        Window w1 = dte.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer);
        Window w2 = dte.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput);
        Window w3 = dte.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow);
        // Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer.
        frame = dte.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame(w1, w2, vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked);
        lnkwin = frame.LinkedWindows;
        string msg = "";
        msg += "The application that contains this LinkedWindows collection is " + lnkwin.DTE.Name;
        msg += "\nThe parent object of this LinkedWindows collection is " + lnkwin.Parent.Caption;
        MessageBox.Show(msg);
    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
    }
}
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