IVsShell::LoadPackage Method (Guid, IVsPackage^)

 

Triggers a VSPackage implementation DLL to be loaded into the environment.

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

int LoadPackage(
	[InAttribute] Guid% guidPackage,
	[OutAttribute] IVsPackage^% ppPackage
)

Parameters

guidPackage
Type: System::Guid

[in] Unique identifier of the VSPackage.

ppPackage
Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop::IVsPackage^

[out, retval] Pointer to the IVsPackage interface of the VSPackage that has just been loaded.

Return Value

Type: System::Int32

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an error code.

From vsshell.idl:

HRESULT IVsShell::LoadPackage(
   [in] REFGUID guidPackage,
   [out, retval] IVsPackage **ppPackage
);

This method is called internally, instead of directly by the user. The VSPackage is not registered in the global portion of the registry; it is registered relative to the Microsoft Visual Studio hierarchy in the registry. For more information, see ILocalRegistry2.

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