VCCLCompilerTool.PreprocessorDefinitions Property
Gets or sets one or more preprocessor defines. PreprocessorDefinitions exposes the functionality of the compiler's /D (Preprocessor Definitions) option, the MIDL compiler's MIDL Property Pages: General option, and the Resource Compiler's Resources Property Pages option.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Property PreprocessorDefinitions As String
string PreprocessorDefinitions { get; set; }
property String^ PreprocessorDefinitions {
String^ get ();
void set (String^ value);
}
abstract PreprocessorDefinitions : string with get, set
function get PreprocessorDefinitions () : String
function set PreprocessorDefinitions (value : String)
Property Value
Type: System.String
One or more preprocessor defines.
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 compiler's PreprocessorDefinitions property in the integrated development environment (IDE):
' 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 VCCLCompilerTool
Dim oldDefs As String
prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
cfgs = prj.Configurations
cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
tool = cfg.Tools("VCCLCompilerTool")
oldDefs = tool.PreprocessorDefinitions
tool.PreprocessorDefinitions = "_TEST;" + oldDefs
MsgBox(tool.PreprocessorDefinitions)
End Sub
End Module
.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.