PackageUtilities.IsCapabilityMatch Method (IVsHierarchy, String)

Checks whether a given project matches the requirements prescribed in an AppliesTo expression.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function IsCapabilityMatch ( _
    project As IVsHierarchy, _
    capabilityAppliesToExpression As String _
) As Boolean
public static bool IsCapabilityMatch(
    this IVsHierarchy project,
    string capabilityAppliesToExpression
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static bool IsCapabilityMatch(
    IVsHierarchy^ project, 
    String^ capabilityAppliesToExpression
)
static member IsCapabilityMatch : 
        project:IVsHierarchy * 
        capabilityAppliesToExpression:string -> bool
public static function IsCapabilityMatch(
    project : IVsHierarchy, 
    capabilityAppliesToExpression : String
) : boolean

Parameters

  • capabilityAppliesToExpression
    Type: String

    The capability expression, such as (VisualC | CSharp) + (MSTest | NUnit). The '|' is the OR operator. The '&' and '+' characters are both AND operators. The '!' character is the NOT operator. Parentheses force evaluation precedence order. A null or empty expression is evaluated as a match.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if the project contains a matching set of project capabilities; otherwise, false.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IVsHierarchy. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

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See Also

Reference

PackageUtilities Class

IsCapabilityMatch Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace