VCReference.Reference Property

Gets the reference associated with this configuration.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property Reference As Object
Object Reference { get; }
property Object^ Reference {
    Object^ get ();
}
abstract Reference : Object with get
function get Reference () : Object

Property Value

Type: Object
An object representing the reference associated with this configuration.

Examples

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

' Add a reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.
' This sample displaya the path of each reference in a Visual C++
' project. Therefore, make sure you have a Visual C++ project loaded 
' before running this code.
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Public Module Module3
    Sub Test()
        Dim proj As Project
        Dim vcproj As VCProject
        Dim ref As VCReference
        Dim vsref As VSLangProj.Reference
        Dim refproj As Project

        On Error Resume Next

        ' Loop each project in the solution.
        For Each proj In DTE.Solution.Projects
            vcproj = Nothing
            vcproj = CType(proj.Object, VCProject)
            ' If this is a Visual C++ project.
            If Not vcproj Is Nothing Then
                ' Loop each reference in the Visual C++ project.
                For Each ref In vcproj.VCReferences
                    vsref = Nothing
                    vsref = CType(ref.Reference, VSLangProj.Reference)
                    ' If we have the Visual Studio reference.
                    If Not vsref Is Nothing Then
                        MsgBox("The path for reference '" & vsref.Name  _
                          & "' is '" & vsref.Path & "'.")
                    End If
                Next
            End If
        Next
    End Sub
End Module

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

VCReference Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Namespace