Configurations.DTE Property

Definition

Gets the top-level extensibility object.

public:
 property EnvDTE::DTE ^ DTE { EnvDTE::DTE ^ get(); };
public:
 property EnvDTE::DTE ^ DTE { EnvDTE::DTE ^ get(); };
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(1)]
public EnvDTE.DTE DTE { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(1)] get; }
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(1)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(1)>]
member this.DTE : EnvDTE.DTE
Public ReadOnly Property DTE As DTE

Property Value

DTE

A DTE object.

Attributes

Examples

public void CodeExample(DTE2 dte, AddIn addin)  
{     
    try  
    {   // Make sure you have a solution loaded into Visual Studio  
        // before running the following example. Make sure the "Any   
        // CPU" option is marked in the Configuration Manager dialog box.  
        Configurations configs = null;  
        if (dte.Solution.Projects.Count > 0)  
        {  
            configs = dte.Solution.Projects.Item(1).ConfigurationManager.Platform("Any CPU");  
            // Show the name of the application containing this collection.  
            MessageBox.Show(configs.DTE.Name);  
        }  
    }  
    catch(Exception ex)  
    {  
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);  
    }  
}  

Remarks

In Visual Studio, the DTE object is the root of the automation model, which other object models often call "Application."

Applies to