VCCLCompilerTool.DebugInformationFormat Property

Gets or sets the type of debugging information generated by the compiler. DebugInformationFormat exposes the functionality of the compiler's /Z7, /Zi, /ZI (Debug Information Format) options.

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

Syntax

Property DebugInformationFormat As debugOption

Dim instance As VCCLCompilerTool
Dim value As debugOption

value = instance.DebugInformationFormat

instance.DebugInformationFormat = value
debugOption DebugInformationFormat { get; set; }
property debugOption DebugInformationFormat {
    debugOption get ();
    void set (debugOption value);
}
function get DebugInformationFormat () : debugOption
function set DebugInformationFormat (value : debugOption)

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.debugOption

A debugOption enumeration.

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 DebugInformationFormat 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 VCCLCompilerTool
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        cfgs = prj.Configurations
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
        tool = cfg.Tools("VCCLCompilerTool")
        tool.DebugInformationFormat = debugOption.debugEnabled
    End Sub
End Module

Permissions

See Also

Reference

VCCLCompilerTool Interface

VCCLCompilerTool Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Namespace