Solution Interface
Represents all projects and solution-wide properties in the integrated development environment (IDE). Use this object for functionality and refer to _Solution for documentation.
Assembly: EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | AddIns | |
![]() | Count | Gets a value indicating the number of objects in the collection.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | DTE | Gets the top-level extensibility object.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | Extender[String^] | Gets the requested Extender object if it is available for this object.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | ExtenderCATID | Gets the Extender category ID (CATID) for the object.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | ExtenderNames | Gets a list of available Extenders for the object.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | FileName | This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Microsoft Internal Use Only.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | FullName | Gets the full path and name of the object's file.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | Globals | |
![]() | IsDirty | This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Microsoft Internal Use Only.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | IsOpen | Determines if a solution is open.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | Parent | |
![]() | Projects | Gets a collection of the projects currently in the solution.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | Properties | |
![]() | Saved | Returns true if the object has not been modified since last being saved or opened.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | SolutionBuild | Gets the SolutionBuild object for the solution, which represents the root of the build automation model at the solution level.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | TemplatePath[String^] | Gets the full path and name of the directory that contains templates for the specified type of project.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | AddFromFile(String^, Boolean) | Adds a project to the solution, based on a project file already stored in the system.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | AddFromTemplate(String^, String^, String^, Boolean) | Copies an existing project file, and any items or subdirectories it contains, to the specified location and adds it to the solution.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | Close(Boolean) | Closes the current solution.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | Create(String^, String^) | Creates an empty solution in the specified directory with the specified name.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | FindProjectItem(String^) | Locates an item in a project.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | GetEnumerator() | Returns an enumeration for items in a collection.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | Item(Object^) | |
![]() | Open(String^) | Opens the solution in the specified view.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | ProjectItemsTemplatePath(String^) | Returns the location of project item templates for the specified project type.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | Remove(Project^) | Removes the specified project from the solution.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
![]() | SaveAs(String^) | Saves the solution.(Inherited from _Solution.) |
The Solution object is a collection of all the projects in the current instance of the IDE and all solution-wide properties such as build configurations. The Solution object contains a project element for every project, whether it is a wrapped project, a subproject, or a top-level project.
Reference this object by using DTE.Solution. To refer to virtual projects, such as MiscFiles or SolutionItems, use Solution.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsProjectKindMisc) or Solution.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsProjectKindSolutionItems).
This example works only in Visual Studio .NET 2003. For more information, see .a0b479e4-3c83-4407-986c-1d7353d6a406
Sub SolutionExample() ' This function creates a solution and adds a Visual Basic Console ' project to it. Dim soln As Solution Dim proj As Project Dim msg As String ' 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("D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vb7\VBWizards\ConsoleApplication\Templates\1033\ConsoleApplication.vbproj", "c:\temp2", "My New Project", True) ' Save the new solution and project. soln.SaveAs("c:\temp2\newsolution.sln") msg = "Created new solution: " & soln.FullName & vbCrLf msg = msg & "Created new project: " & proj.Name MsgBox(msg) End Sub

