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ToolWindows.SolutionExplorer Property

Gets a UIHierarchy object representing Solution Explorer.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property SolutionExplorer As UIHierarchy
UIHierarchy SolutionExplorer { get; }
property UIHierarchy^ SolutionExplorer {
    UIHierarchy^ get ();
}
abstract SolutionExplorer : UIHierarchy
function get SolutionExplorer () : UIHierarchy

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.UIHierarchy
A UIHierarchy object.

Examples

This example activates Solution Explorer, selects items in it, counts and displays the number of items in it, and then closes it. Open a project in the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) before running this example.

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)
    SolExplorerManip(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Public Sub SolExplorerManip(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    ' Open a project in Visual Studio, before running this add-in.
    Dim solExplorer As UIHierarchy
    solExplorer = dte.ToolWindows.SolutionExplorer
    MsgBox("Activating Solution Explorer...")
    solExplorer.Parent.Activate()
    MsgBox("Seleting some items in Solution Explorer...")
    solExplorer.SelectDown(vsUISelectionType.vsUISelectionTypeExtend, _
    2)
    MsgBox("The count of items in Solution Explorer is: "  _
    & solExplorer.Parent.Collection.Count.ToString())
    MsgBox("Closing Solution Explorer." & vbCr & _
    "If you made changes you will be prompted to save.")
    solExplorer.Parent.Close(vsSaveChanges.vsSaveChangesPrompt)
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;
    SolExplorerManip(_applicationObject);
}
public void SolExplorerManip(DTE2 dte)
    {
    // Open a project in Visual Studio, before running this add-in.
    UIHierarchy solExplorer;
    solExplorer = _applicationObject.ToolWindows.SolutionExplorer;
    MessageBox.Show("Activating Solution Explorer...");
    solExplorer.Parent.Activate();
    MessageBox.Show("Seleting the first two items in 
Solution Explorer...");
    solExplorer.SelectDown(vsUISelectionType.vsUISelectionTypeExtend,
 2);
    MessageBox.Show("The count of items in Solution Explorer is: "
 + solExplorer.Parent.Collection.Count.ToString());
    MessageBox.Show("Closing Solution Explorer." + "\n" + 
"If you made changes you will be prompted to save.");
    solExplorer.Parent.Close(vsSaveChanges.vsSaveChangesPrompt);
}

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See Also

Reference

ToolWindows Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace