CodeAttributeArgument.Kind Property

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Gets an enumeration value that defines the type of code element.

Namespace:  EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property Kind As vsCMElement

vsCMElement Kind { get; }

property vsCMElement Kind {
    vsCMElement get ();
}

abstract Kind : vsCMElement with get

function get Kind () : vsCMElement

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.vsCMElement
A vsCMElement value.

Remarks

Note

The values of code model elements such as classes, structs, functions, attributes, delegates, and so forth can be non-deterministic after making certain kinds of edits, meaning that their values cannot be relied upon to always remain the same. For more information, see the section Code Model Element Values Can Change in Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual Basic).

Examples

' Macro code.
Sub codeArgNameExample()
    Dim sel As TextSelection = _
    CType(DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection, TextSelection)
    Dim cls As CodeClass2 = CType(sel.ActivePoint. _
    CodeElement(vsCMElement.vsCMElementClass), CodeClass2)
    Dim attr As CodeAttribute2
    Dim attrArg As CodeAttributeArgument
    Dim msg As String

    Try
        ' Loop through all of the attributes in the class.
        For Each attr In cls.Attributes
           ' Loop through all of the arguments for the attribute.
            For Each attrArg In attr.Arguments
                msg += "Value: " & attrArg.Value & " " & vbCr
                ' If the argument has a name, list it.
                If attrArg.Name <> Nothing Then
                    msg += "Name: " & attrArg.Name & vbCr
                End If
                msg += "Arg start pos: " & _
                attrArg.StartPoint.LineCharOffset & vbCr
                msg += "Arg end pos: " & _
                attrArg.EndPoint.LineCharOffset & vbCr
            Next
        Next
        msg += "Location: " & attrArg.InfoLocation.ToString & vbCr
        msg += "Is code type? " & attrArg.IsCodeType.ToString & vbCr
        msg += "Code element type: " & attrArg.Kind.ToString & vbCr
        msg += "Language: " & attrArg.Language & vbCr
        msg += ("Name of attribute's project item: " & _
        attrArg.ProjectItem.Name)
        ' List the arguments for the attribute.
        MsgBox("Attribute parameters for " & attr.Name _
        & ": " & vbCr & msg)
    Catch ex As System.Exception
        MsgBox("ERROR -> " & ex.Message)
    End Try
End Sub

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

CodeAttributeArgument Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples

Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual Basic)

Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual C#)