References::Find Method (String^)

Visual Studio 2015

Searches the references in a project for an object that has the specified Identity.

Namespace: VSLangProj
Assembly: VSLangProj (in VSLangProj.dll)

Syntax

Reference^ Find(
	String^ bstrIdentity
)

Parameters

bstrIdentity: Type: System::String^
Required. The Identity of the Reference object.

Return Value

Type: VSLangProj::Reference^

Returns a Reference object.

Remarks

Each Reference object in the References collection has an Identity. The Find method searches for and returns the Reference object with the specified Identity.

Examples

' Macro Editor
Imports VSLangProj
Public Sub FindExample()
   ' First project is a Visual Basic or C# project.
   Dim theVSProject As VSProject = _
      CType(DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object, VSProject)

   Dim refs As References = theVSProject.References
   Dim firstIdentity As String = refs.Item(1).Identity
   Dim firstRef As Reference = refs.Find(firstIdentity)
   ' Are they the same object?
   Dim isSame As Boolean = (firstRef.Identity = refs.Item(1).Identity)
   MsgBox("Are they the same? " & isSame.ToString())
End Sub