EditPoint.SetBookmark Method

Sets an unnamed bookmark on the current line in the buffer.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub SetBookmark

void SetBookmark()

void SetBookmark()

abstract SetBookmark : unit -> unit

function SetBookmark()

Examples

Sub SetBookmarkExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)

    ' Create a new text document.
    dte.ItemOperations.NewFile()

    ' Create an EditPoint at the start of the new document.
    Dim doc As TextDocument = _
        CType(dte.ActiveDocument.Object("TextDocument"), TextDocument)
    Dim point As EditPoint = doc.StartPoint.CreateEditPoint
    Dim i As Integer

    ' Insert ten lines of text.
    For i = 1 To 10
        point.Insert("This is a test." & vbCrLf)
    Next

    point.StartOfDocument()

    ' Set a bookmark on each of the first two lines.
    point.SetBookmark()
    point.LineDown(1)
    point.SetBookmark()

    ' Insert text at each bookmark and then clear each bookmark.
    point.PreviousBookmark()
    point.Insert("BOOKMARK 1: ")
    point.ClearBookmark()
    point.NextBookmark()
    point.Insert("BOOKMARK 2: ")
    point.ClearBookmark()

End Sub

public void SetBookmarkExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    // Create a new text document.
    dte.ItemOperations.NewFile(@"General\Text File", "", _
        Constants.vsViewKindPrimary);

    // Create an EditPoint at the start of the new document.
    TextDocument doc = _
        (TextDocument)dte.ActiveDocument.Object("TextDocument");
    EditPoint point = doc.StartPoint.CreateEditPoint();

    // Insert ten lines of text.
    for (int i = 1; i <= 10; ++i)
        point.Insert("This is a test.\n");

    point.StartOfDocument();

    // Set a bookmark on each of the first two lines.
    point.SetBookmark();
    point.LineDown(1);
    point.SetBookmark();

    // Insert text at each bookmark and then clear each bookmark.
    point.PreviousBookmark();
    point.Insert("BOOKMARK 1: ");
    point.ClearBookmark();
    point.NextBookmark();
    point.Insert("BOOKMARK 2: ");
    point.ClearBookmark();
}

.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

EditPoint Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

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