SolutionBuild2.ActiveConfiguration Property

Gets the currently active SolutionConfiguration object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ActiveConfiguration As SolutionConfiguration

SolutionConfiguration ActiveConfiguration { get; }

property SolutionConfiguration^ ActiveConfiguration {
    SolutionConfiguration^ get ();
}

abstract ActiveConfiguration : SolutionConfiguration with get

function get ActiveConfiguration () : SolutionConfiguration

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.SolutionConfiguration
A SolutionConfiguration object.

Remarks

The SolutionConfiguration object represents the current solution configuration that is used if a solution build operation occurs.

Examples

This example determines the build status for each active startup configuration. Open a project in the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) before running this add-in.

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)
    SolutionBuild2Example(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Sub SolutionBuild2Example(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    ' Open a solution in the Visual Studio IDE
    ' before running this example.
    Try
        Dim sb As SolutionBuild2
        sb = CType(_applicationObject.Solution.SolutionBuild _        , SolutionBuild2)
        Dim sc As SolutionConfiguration2
        sc = CType(sb.ActiveConfiguration, SolutionConfiguration2)
        Dim vsBldSt As vsBuildState
        Dim msg As String = "Return relative path to startup  _
        projects: "
        For Each s As String In CType(sb.StartupProjects, Array)
            msg &= vbCr & " " & s
        Next
        msg &= vbCr & "SolutionConfiguration: " & sc.Name
        vsBldSt = sb.BuildState
        If (vsBldSt = vsBuildState.vsBuildStateDone) Then
            msg &= vbCr & "A build has occured."
        ElseIf (vsBldSt = vsBuildState.vsBuildStateInProgress) Then
            msg &= vbCr & "A build is in progress."
        Else : msg &= vbCr & "A build has not occurred."
        End If
        MsgBox(msg)
    Catch ex As System.Exception
        MsgBox(ex.ToString)
    End Try
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;
    SolutionBuild2Example(_applicationObject);
}
public void SolutionBuild2Example(DTE2 dte)
{
    try
    {
        SolutionBuild2 sb =
 (SolutionBuild2)_applicationObject.Solution.SolutionBuild;
        SolutionConfiguration2 sc =
 (SolutionConfiguration2)sb.ActiveConfiguration;
        vsBuildState vsBS;
        string msg = "Return relative path to startup projects: ";
        foreach (String s in (Array)sb.StartupProjects)
        {
            msg += "\n   " + s;
        }
        msg += "\nSolutionConfiguration: " + sc.Name;
        vsBS = sb.BuildState;
        if (vsBS == vsBuildState.vsBuildStateDone)
            msg += "\nA build has occurred.";
        else if (vsBS == vsBuildState.vsBuildStateInProgress)
            msg += "\nA build is in progress.";
        else msg += "\nA build has not occurred.";
        MessageBox.Show(msg);
    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
    }
}

.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

SolutionBuild2 Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace