VCProject.CanAddProjectReference Method

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09/26/2011

Returns whether it is okay to add the given project reference

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function CanAddProjectReference ( _
    proj As Object _
) As Boolean

bool CanAddProjectReference(
    Object proj
)

bool CanAddProjectReference(
    [InAttribute] Object^ proj
)

abstract CanAddProjectReference : 
        proj:Object -> bool

function CanAddProjectReference(
    proj : Object
) : boolean

Parameters

proj
Type: System.Object
The project reference.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if it is okay to add the given project reference; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method is generally used in conjunction with the AddProjectReference method. You use this method to determine whether it is okay to add a project reference, and if it is, then you call AddProjectReference.

Examples

See How to: Compile Example Code for Visual C++ Code Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

CanAddProjectReference adds a second project as a reference to the first project, if possible.

' Add a reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine and have 
' two Visual C++ projects loaded before running this example.
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim prj1, prj2 As VCProject
        prj1 = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        prj2 = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(2).Object
        ' Adds project 2 as a reference to project 1.
        If prj1.CanAddProjectReference(prj2) Then
            prj1.AddProjectReference(prj2)
        End If
    End Sub
End Module

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

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