VCConfiguration.CopyTo Method

Copies the current configuration.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub CopyTo ( _
    Config As Object _
)

void CopyTo(
    Object Config
)

void CopyTo(
    Object^ Config
)

abstract CopyTo : 
        Config:Object -> unit

function CopyTo(
    Config : Object
)

Parameters

• Config
  Type: Object

  Required. The configuration into which you want to copy the current configuration's settings.

Remarks

This method is useful when you have added a configuration and want to copy the settings from an existing configuration to the new configuration.

Examples

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

The following example invokes the CopyTo method in the integrated development environment (IDE):

' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim prj As VCProject
        Dim cfgs As IVCCollection
        Dim cfg, Dest As VCConfiguration
        Dim Dest_obj As Object
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        cfgs = prj.Configurations
        cfg = cfgs.Item("Debug")
        Dest = cfgs.Item("Release")
        Dest_obj = Dest
        cfg.CopyTo(Dest_obj)
    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.

See Also

Reference

VCConfiguration Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Namespace