ProjectItems::AddFromDirectory Method (String^)

Visual Studio 2015

Adds one or more ProjectItem objects from a directory to the ProjectItems collection.

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

Syntax

ProjectItem^ AddFromDirectory(
	String^ Directory
)

Parameters

Directory: Type: System::String^
Required. The directory from which to add the project item.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE::ProjectItem^

A ProjectItem object.

Remarks

AddFromDirectory steps through a given directory and its subdirectories, automatically adding all of its items to the project, saving you from having to do multiple add item operations.

Examples

This example works only in Visual Studio .NET 2003. For more information, see .a0b479e4-3c83-4407-986c-1d7353d6a406

Sub AddFromDirectoryExample()
   ' This function creates a solution and adds a Visual Basic Console
   ' project to it. 
   Dim soln As Solution
   Dim proj As Project
   Dim projitems As ProjectItems

   ' Create a reference to the solution.
   soln = DTE.Solution

   ' Create a new solution.
   soln.Create("c:\temp2", "MyNewSolution")

   ' Create a new Visual Basic Console application project.
   ' Adjust the save path as needed.
   proj = soln.AddFromTemplate("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vb7\VBWizards\ConsoleApplication\Templates\1033\ConsoleApplication.vbproj", "c:\temp2", "My New Project", True)
   projitems = proj.ProjectItems

   ' Add all of the items in the specified directory (and subdirectories) 
   ' to the project.
   projitems.AddFromDirectory("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vb7\VBWizards\ConsoleApplication\Templates\1033")
End Sub