Commands.AddCommandBar Method

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02/04/2013

Creates a command bar that is saved and available the next time the environment is started.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddCommandBar ( _
    Name As String, _
    Type As vsCommandBarType, _
    CommandBarParent As Object, _
    Position As Integer _
) As Object

Object AddCommandBar(
    string Name,
    vsCommandBarType Type,
    Object CommandBarParent,
    int Position
)

Object^ AddCommandBar(
    [InAttribute] String^ Name, 
    [InAttribute] vsCommandBarType Type, 
    [InAttribute] Object^ CommandBarParent, 
    [InAttribute] int Position
)

abstract AddCommandBar : 
        Name:string * 
        Type:vsCommandBarType * 
        CommandBarParent:Object * 
        Position:int -> Object

function AddCommandBar(
    Name : String, 
    Type : vsCommandBarType, 
    CommandBarParent : Object, 
    Position : int
) : Object

Parameters

Name
Type: System.String
Required. A name for the new command bar.

Type
Type: EnvDTE.vsCommandBarType
Required. A vsCommandBarType constant that determines the type of command bar:

CommandBarParent
Type: System.Object
Optional. An Office CommandBar object to which the new command bar is to be added. (This is required, however, if Type is vsCommandBarTypeMenu.)

Position
Type: System.Int32
Optional. The index position, starting at one, in the command bar to place the new command bar.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
A CommandBar object.

Remarks

The CommandBar object is a member of the Microsoft Office object model.

The command bar added by using this method is a permanent command bar, which is available in every session of the IDE whether or not the add-in is loaded. You should use this method to add a command bar only if you want a permanent command bar. You should call this method only once, when your add-in is loaded for the first time. If you want a temporary command bar, which appears only when the add-in is actually loaded, you must use the DTE.CommandBars.Add method when you load the add-in, and then call DTE.CommandBars.Remove method when you unload the add-in.

Since a permanent command bar appears even when the add-in is not loaded, you should be sure to remove it when the add-in is uninstalled. Therefore, you must use an MSI to install and uninstall your add-in, and add a custom action to your uninstall program.

For more information about adding and removing permanent and temporary command bars, see HOWTO: Adding buttons, commandbars and toolbars to Visual Studio .NET from an add-in and HOWTO: Removing commands and UI elements during Visual Studio .NET add-in uninstallation.

Examples

' Macro code.
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommandBars
Sub AddCommandBarExample()
   ' Before running, you must add a reference to the Office 
   ' typelib to gain access to the CommandBar object. Also, for this 
   ' example to work correctly, there should be an add-in available 
   ' in the Visual Studio environment.
   Dim cmds As Commands
   Dim cmdobj As Command
   Dim customin, customout As Object
   Dim cmdbarobj As CommandBar
   Dim colAddins As AddIns

   ' Set references.
   colAddins = DTE.AddIns()
   cmds = DTE.Commands
   cmdobj = cmds.Item("File.NewFile")

   ' Create a toolbar and add the File.NewFile command to it.
   cmdbarobj = cmds.AddCommandBar("Mycmdbar", _
   vsCommandBarType.vsCommandBarTypeToolbar)
   MsgBox("Commandbar name: " & cmdbarobj.Name)
   cmdobj = cmds.AddNamedCommand(colAddins.Item(1), "mycommand", _
   "mycommand", "tooltip for mycommand", True)
End Sub

.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.

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