CodeVariable.IsConstant Property

Gets or sets whether or not the item is a constant.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Property IsConstant As Boolean

bool IsConstant { get; set; }

property bool IsConstant {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}

abstract IsConstant : bool with get, set

function get IsConstant () : boolean 
function set IsConstant (value : boolean)

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
A Boolean value indicating true if the item is a constant; false otherwise.

Remarks

IsConstant returns whether or not the storage location represented by this code variable can be set.

Note

The values of code model elements such as classes, structs, functions, attributes, delegates, and so forth can be non-deterministic after making certain kinds of edits, meaning that their values cannot be relied upon to always remain the same. For more information, see the section Code Model Element Values Can Change in Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual Basic).

Examples

Sub IsConstantExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)

    ' Before running this example, open a code document from a project
    ' and place the insertion point inside a variable definition.
    Try
        ' Retrieve the CodeVariable at the insertion point.
        Dim sel As TextSelection = _
            CType(dte.ActiveDocument.Selection, TextSelection)
        Dim var As CodeVariable = _
            CType(sel.ActivePoint.CodeElement( _
            vsCMElement.vsCMElementVariable), CodeVariable)

        ' Display whether the variable is a constant.
        If var.IsConstant Then
            MsgBox(var.Name & " is a constant.")
        Else
            MsgBox(var.Name & " is not a constant.")
        End If
    Catch ex As Exception
        MsgBox(ex.Message)
    End Try

End Sub

public void IsConstantExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    // Before running this example, open a code document from a project
    // and place the insertion point inside a variable definition.
    try
    {
        // Retrieve the CodeVariable at the insertion point.
        TextSelection sel = 
            (TextSelection)dte.ActiveDocument.Selection;
        CodeVariable var = 
            (CodeVariable)sel.ActivePoint.get_CodeElement(
            vsCMElement.vsCMElementVariable);

        // Display whether the variable is a constant.
        if (var.IsConstant)
            MessageBox.Show(var.Name + " is a constant.");
        else
            MessageBox.Show(var.Name + " is not a constant.");
            }
    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

CodeVariable Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples

Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual Basic)

Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual C#)