Windows2.Parent Property

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Gets the immediate parent object of a Windows2 collection.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property Parent As DTE

DTE Parent { get; }

property DTE^ Parent {
    DTE^ get ();
}

abstract Parent : DTE with get

function get Parent () : DTE

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.DTE
A DTE object.

Remarks

The Parent property returns the immediate parent to the object or collection.

Examples

This example displays the file name of the Parent object.

For more information about how to run this example as an add-in, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Public Sub OnConnection(ByVal application As Object, _
 ByVal connectMode As ext_ConnectMode, ByVal addInInst As Object, _
 ByRef custom As Array) Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection
    _applicationObject = CType(application, DTE2)
    _addInInstance = CType(addInInst, AddIn)
    GetParentFileName(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Sub GetParentFileName(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    Dim win As Windows2
    win = CType(_applicationObject.Windows, EnvDTE80.Windows2)
    MsgBox("The file name of the Windows parent object is: " & vbCr _
    & win.Parent.FileName)
End Sub

using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application, 
ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    GetParentFileName(_applicationObject);
}
public void GetParentFileName(DTE2 dte)
{
    Windows2 win;
    win = (EnvDTE80.Windows2)_applicationObject.Windows;
    MessageBox.Show("The file name of the Windows parent object is: " 
+ "\n" + win.Parent.FileName);
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Windows2 Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace

Other Resources

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