CommandTable Element

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CommandTable is the root element of the .vsct file. This is the file that defines the actual layout and type of the commands that a VSPackage provides to the IDE. Commands may include menu items, menus, toolbars, and combo boxes. For more information, see Visual Studio Command Table (.Vsct) Files.

<CommandTable xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005-10-18/CommandTable" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" >
  <Extern>... </Extern>
  <Include>... </Include>
  <Define>... </Define>
  <Commands>... </Commands>
  <CommandPlacements>... </CommandPlacements>
  <VisibilityConstraints>... </VisibilityConstraints>
  <KeyBindings>... </KeyBindings>
  <UsedCommands... </UsedCommands>
  <Symbols>... </Symbols>
</CommandTable>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute

Description

xmlns

Required. XML namespaces:

xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005-10-18/CommandTable"

xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"

language

Optional. The language attribute may be used to specify the default language of all <Strings> elements in the command table. If the language is not specified, the language of the current process will be used:

language="en-us"

Child Elements

Element

Description

Extern Element

Optional. Contains preprocessor directives for the compiler.

Include Element

Optional. Contains paths to any files to include in the compile.

Define Element

Optional. Defines a symbol given its name and value.

Commands Element

Optional. The parent element defining all the commands for the VSPackage that contains all of the other elements.

CommandPlacements Element

Optional. Defines where on the command bar the commands are to be placed.

VisibilityConstraints Element

Optional. Determines the static visibility of commands and toolbars.

KeyBindings Element

Optional. Specifies the shortcut key combinations, if any, for the commands.

UsedCommands Element

Optional. Allows a VSPackage to optionally implement its own version of functionality originally supported by other VSPackages.

Symbols Element

Optional. Contains any symbol data -- GUIDs, IDs, and so forth -- for the compiler.

Parent Elements

Element

Description

None

See Also

Other Resources

Visual Studio Command Table (.Vsct) Files