CodeVariable.GetStartPoint Method

Returns a TextPoint object that defines the beginning of the code element definition.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetStartPoint ( _
    Part As vsCMPart _
) As TextPoint
TextPoint GetStartPoint(
    vsCMPart Part
)
TextPoint^ GetStartPoint(
    [InAttribute] vsCMPart Part
)
abstract GetStartPoint : 
        Part:vsCMPart -> TextPoint
function GetStartPoint(
    Part : vsCMPart
) : TextPoint

Parameters

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.TextPoint
A TextPoint object.

Remarks

The GetStartPoint and GetEndPoint methods return a TextPoint object that represents the beginning and end of a specified code element definition. The Part parameter defines the code element definition to return.

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).

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

CodeVariable Interface

EnvDTE 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#)