VCMidlTool.GenerateTypeLibrary Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine v17.12.40390

Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not to generate a type library.

public:
 property bool GenerateTypeLibrary { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

public:
 property bool GenerateTypeLibrary { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(35)]
public bool GenerateTypeLibrary { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(35)] get; [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(35)] set; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(35)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(35)>]
[<set: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(35)>]
member this.GenerateTypeLibrary : bool with get, set

Public Property GenerateTypeLibrary As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true to generate a type library; otherwise, false.

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

Examples

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

The following example modifies the GenerateTypeLibrary property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

[Visual Basic]

' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine  
Imports EnvDTE  
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine  

Public Module Module1  
    Sub Test()  
        Dim prj As VCProject  
        Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection  
        Dim cfg As VCConfiguration  
        Dim tool As VCMidlTool  
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object  
        cfgs = prj.Configurations  
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)  
        tool = cfg.Tools("VCMIDLTool")  
        tool.GenerateTypeLibrary = True  
    End Sub  
End Module  

Remarks

GenerateTypeLibrary exposes the functionality of the /notlb MIDL option.