VCMidlTool.HeaderFileName Property

Gets or sets the name of the generated header file; default is idlfile.h.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Property HeaderFileName As String
'Usage
Dim instance As VCMidlTool 
Dim value As String 

value = instance.HeaderFileName

instance.HeaderFileName = value
string HeaderFileName { get; set; }
property String^ HeaderFileName {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
function get HeaderFileName () : String 
function set HeaderFileName (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
The name of the generated header file.

Remarks

HeaderFileName exposes the functionality of the /h MIDL option.

Examples

See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

The following example modifies the HeaderFileName property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim prj As VCProject
        Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection
        Dim cfg As VCConfiguration
        Dim tool As VCMidlTool
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        cfgs = prj.Configurations
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
        tool = cfg.Tools("VCMIDLTool")
        tool.HeaderFileName = "c:\somename.h"
    End Sub
End Module

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

VCMidlTool Interface

VCMidlTool Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Namespace