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);
}
.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.