ExpansionFunction::GetFieldValue Method (String^, String^)

 

Gets the value of the specified field.

Namespace:   Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.14.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.14.0.dll)

public:
bool GetFieldValue(
	String^ name,
	[OutAttribute] String^% value
)

Parameters

name
Type: System::String^

[in] The name of the field for which to get a value.

value
Type: System::String^

[out] Returns the requested value or null if the value could not be obtained.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

If the value was obtained, returns true; otherwise, returns false.

This method is called from the GetArgument method to retrieve the value of a particular field by name. The name is not case-sensitive. You can call this method directly from your implementation of the GetCurrentValue method to obtain an argument by name.

This method calls the GetFieldValue method on the IVsExpansionSession object that is held by the ExpansionProvider object.

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