VCCLCompilerTool Interface

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The VCCLCompilerTool object exposes the functionality of the C++ compiler options. See Compiler Options for more information about compiler options.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("52FCB856-2429-11D7-8BF6-00B0D03DAA06")> _
Public Interface VCCLCompilerTool

'Usage
Dim instance As VCCLCompilerTool

[GuidAttribute("52FCB856-2429-11D7-8BF6-00B0D03DAA06")]
public interface VCCLCompilerTool

[GuidAttribute(L"52FCB856-2429-11D7-8BF6-00B0D03DAA06")]
public interface class VCCLCompilerTool

public interface VCCLCompilerTool

Remarks

The following new compiler options were added in Visual Studio 2005:

The following compiler options were removed in Visual Studio 2005:

  • /Op

  • /G6, /G7, and /GB

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the EnablePREfast and AdditionalOptions properties to set the /analyze:WX- switch. (Both properties are required to do this.) Specifying /analyze:WX- means that code analysis warnings will not be treated as errors when compiling with /WX. For more information, see /analyze (Enterprise Code Analysis).

To run this example, enter and run this example as outlined in How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples. Then, in the new instance of Visual Studio, load a Visual C++ project and use the Add-in Manager to activate the add-in.

' Add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.
Imports System
Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Imports System.Text

Sub EnablePREfastExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    Dim prj As VCProject
    Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection
    Dim cfg As VCConfiguration
    Dim tool As VCCLCompilerTool
    Dim sb As New StringBuilder

    prj = CType(dte.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object, _
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCProject)
    cfgs = CType(prj.Configurations, _
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.IVCCollection)
    cfg = CType(cfgs.Item(1), _
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCConfiguration)
    tool = CType(cfg.Tools("VCCLCompilerTool"), _
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCCLCompilerTool)

    sb.Length = 0
    sb.Append("Current project PREfast setting: " _
      & tool.EnablePREfast & Environment.NewLine)
    sb.Append("Flag: " & tool.AdditionalOptions)
    MsgBox(sb.ToString)

    ' Toggle PREfast setting.
    If Not (tool.EnablePREfast = True) Then
        ' PREfast is not enabled. Turn it and the WX- flag on.
        tool.EnablePREfast = True
        tool.AdditionalOptions = "/analyze:WX-"
    Else
        ' Toggle the opposite.
        tool.EnablePREfast = False
        tool.AdditionalOptions = "/analyze:WX"
    End If
    sb.Length = 0
    sb.Append("New project PREfast setting: " _
      & tool.EnablePREfast & Environment.NewLine)
    sb.Append("Flag: " & tool.AdditionalOptions)
    MsgBox(sb.ToString)
End Sub

// Add references to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine and 
// System.Windows.Forms.
using System;
using Extensibility;
using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public void EnablePREfastExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    try
    {
        VCProject prj;
        IVCCollection cfgs, tools;
        VCConfiguration cfg;
        VCCLCompilerTool tool;
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

        prj = (Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCProject)
          dte.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object;
        cfgs = 
          (Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.IVCCollection)
          prj.Configurations;
        cfg = 
          (Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCConfiguration)
           cfgs.Item(1);
        tools = 
          (Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.IVCCollection)
          cfg.Tools;
        tool = 
          (Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCCLCompilerTool)
          tools.Item("VCCLCompilerTool");
                                
        sb.Length = 0;
        sb.Append("Current project PREfast setting: " +
          tool.EnablePREfast + Environment.NewLine);
        sb.Append("Flag: " + tool.AdditionalOptions);
        MessageBox.Show(sb.ToString());

        // Toggle PREfast setting.
        if (!(tool.EnablePREfast == true))
        {
            // PREfast is not enabled. Turn it and the WX- flag on.
            tool.EnablePREfast = true;
            tool.AdditionalOptions = "/analyze:WX-";
        }
        else
        {
            // Toggle the opposite.
            tool.EnablePREfast = false;
            tool.AdditionalOptions = "/analyze:WX";
        }
        sb.Length = 0;
        sb.Append("New project PREfast setting: " +
          tool.EnablePREfast + Environment.NewLine);
        sb.Append("Flag: " + tool.AdditionalOptions);
        MessageBox.Show(sb.ToString());
    }
    catch (System.Exception errmsg)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("ERROR! " + errmsg.Message);
    }
}

See Also

Reference

VCCLCompilerTool Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Namespace

Other Resources

Walkthrough: Using /clr:pure Features