VCProject Interface

This object exposes the properties on a Visual C++ project.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("885C172E-5B7A-43B9-8AD0-697F48233772")> _
Public Interface VCProject _
    Inherits VCProjectItem

[GuidAttribute("885C172E-5B7A-43B9-8AD0-697F48233772")]
public interface VCProject : VCProjectItem

[GuidAttribute(L"885C172E-5B7A-43B9-8AD0-697F48233772")]
public interface class VCProject : VCProjectItem

[<GuidAttribute("885C172E-5B7A-43B9-8AD0-697F48233772")>]
type VCProject =  
    interface
        interface VCProjectItem
    end

public interface VCProject extends VCProjectItem

The VCProject type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AssemblyReferenceSearchPaths	Sets or gets a list of assembly search paths.
	Configurations	Gets the collection of configurations on the project.
	FileEncoding	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	FileFormat	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	Files	Gets the collection of files on the object.
	Filters	Gets the collection of filters (or folders) on the object.
	IsDirty	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	ItemName	Gets the name of the current item in the collection.
	ItemName	Gets the name of the current item in the collection. (Inherited from VCProjectItem.)
	Items	Gets the collection of files and top-level folders in a project or the collection of files and folders in a folder.
	keyword	Gets or sets the collection of Dynamic Help keywords associated with a project.
	Kind	Gets an enumeration indicating the type of object.
	Kind	Gets an enumeration indicating the type of object. (Inherited from VCProjectItem.)
	ManagedDBConnection	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	ManagedDBProvider	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	Name	Gets or set the name of the object.
	Object	Provides a reference between the Visual Studio object model and the Visual C++ object model.
	OwnerKey	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	Parent	Gets the immediate parent object.
	Parent	Gets the immediate parent object of a given object. (Inherited from VCProjectItem.)
	Platforms	Gets the platforms for which this project can be built. For Visual C++, this is only Win32.
	project	Gets the VCProject associated with the object.
	project	Gets the VCProject associated with the object. (Inherited from VCProjectItem.)
	ProjectDirectory	Gets the name of the directory that contains the project file.
	ProjectFile	Gets the name of the project file.
	ProjectGUID	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	References	Gets the collection of references for the selected project.
	ReferencesConsumableByDesigners	Gets the collection of references that are consumable by designers in the active solution configuration.
	RootNamespace	Gets the root namespace for the specified project.
	SccAuxPath	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	SccLocalPath	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	SccProjectName	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	SccProvider	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	ShowAllFiles	Sets or gets whether to show all files in the solution explorer.
	TargetFrameworkMoniker	Gets the name of the target framework.
	TargetFrameworkVersion	Gets or sets the version of the .NET Framework that is targeted by the project.
	ToolFiles	Gets a collection of custom build rule files.
	VCProjectEngine	Gets a pointer to the project engine.
	VCProjectEngine	Gets a pointer to the project engine. (Inherited from VCProjectItem.)
	VCReferences	Gets the collection of references for the selected project.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AddActiveXReference	Adds an ActiveX (COM) reference to the project.
	AddAssemblyReference	Adds an assembly (.NET) reference to the selected project.
	AddConfiguration	Adds a configuration to the current project.
	AddFile	Adds a file to the current project or folder.
	AddFilter	Adds a folder to the current project or folder.
	AddPlatform	Adds a platform to the current project (not enabled for Visual C++).
	AddProjectReference	Adds a project reference to the project.
	AddRuleDefinition	Adds a rule to the project so that it is available as an IVCRulePropertyStorage.
	AddToolFile	Adds a custom build rule file to a project.
	AddWebReference	Adds a reference to a Web Service to the project.
	CanAddActiveXReference	Gets a value indicating whether to add the given ActiveX (COM) reference.
	CanAddAssemblyReference	Returns whether it is okay to add the given assembly (.NET) reference.
	CanAddFile	Returns true if the specified file can be added to the current project or filter.
	CanAddFilter	Returns true if the specified filter can be added as a top-level filter or as a subfilter to the current filter.
	CanAddProjectReference	Returns whether it is okay to add the given project reference
	ContainsFileEndingWith	Indicates whether there is a file name that ends with a specified string.
	ContainsFileWithItemType	Indicates whether there is a file whose type matches a specified type.
	GetFilesEndingWith	Retrieves a collection of file names whose trailing characters match a specified string.
	GetFilesWithItemType	Retrieves a collection of file names whose whose type matches a specified type.
	IncludeHeaderFile	Adds a #include HeaderFile directive to a pre-compiled header file, or to a specified file.
	LoadProjectOptions	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	LoadUserFile	Loads the user option file.
	MakeManagedDBConnection	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	MatchName(String, Boolean)	Matches a specified name to the name of a collection item.
	MatchName(String, Boolean)	Matches a specified name to the name of a collection item. (Inherited from VCProjectItem.)
	RemoveConfiguration	Removes a configuration from the current project.
	RemoveFile	Removes a file from the current project or folder.
	RemoveFilter	Removes a folder from the current project and any files or other folders in the folder.
	RemovePlatform	Removes a platform from the current project (not enabled for Visual C++).
	RemoveReference	Removes the specified reference from the project or references collection.
	RemoveRuleDefinition	Removes a Rule definition from the project.
	RemoveToolFile	Removes a custom build rules file from the project.
	Save	Infrastructure. Saves the project file (.vcxproj).
	SaveProjectOptions	Infrastructure. Microsoft Internal Use Only.
	SaveUserFile	Saves the user option file.
	Version	Sets or returns the major and minor version numbers of the project.

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Examples

' Add a reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine and have a 
' Visual C++ project loaded before running this example.
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim prj As VCProject
        Dim vcar As VCAssemblyReference
        Dim refcfg As VCReferenceConfiguration

        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        If prj.CanAddAssemblyReference("C:\Program Files\ _
        Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\ _
        PublicAssemblies\envdte.dll") Then
           vcar = prj.AddAssemblyReference("C:\Program Files\ _
           Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\ _
           PublicAssemblies\envdte.dll")
        End If
        refcfg = vcar.ReferenceConfigurations.Item(1)
        MsgBox("Consumable? " & refcfg.ConsumableByDesigner)
    End Sub
End Module

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Namespace