Window2.DTE Property

Gets the top-level extensibility object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property DTE As DTE

DTE DTE { get; }

property DTE^ DTE {
    DTE^ get ();
}

abstract DTE : DTE with get

function get DTE () : DTE

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.DTE
A DTE object.

Remarks

In Visual Studio, the DTE object is the root of the automation model, which other object models often call "Application".

Examples

This example uses the DTE object, obtained through a Window2 object, to determine whether an Output Window belongs to the Macros IDE, or Visual Studio IDE.

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)
    DTEExample(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Sub DTEExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    Dim msg As String = _
    "The current Output Window object belongs to the "
    Dim output As Window2 = _
 CType(_applicationObject.Windows.Item _
(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput), Window2)
    If IsMacrosIDE(output.DTE) Then
        MsgBox(msg & "macros IDE.")
    Else
        MsgBox(msg & "main IDE.")
    End If
    output = _
 CType(dte.MacrosIDE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput), _
 Window2)
    If IsMacrosIDE(output.DTE) Then
        MsgBox(msg & "macros IDE.")
    Else
        MsgBox(msg & "main IDE.")
    End If
End Sub
Function IsMacrosIDE(ByVal ide As DTE) As Boolean
    Dim val As Boolean = True
    Try
    ' The MacrosIDE property will throw an exception if ide 
    ' is not the main DTE object.
    If IsNothing(ide.MacrosIDE) = False Then
        val = False
    End If
    Catch ex As Exception
    End Try
    Return val
End Function

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;
    DTEExample(_applicationObject);
}
public void DTEExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    String msg = "The current Output Window object belongs to the ";
    Window2 output = 
(Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput);
    if (IsMacrosIDE(output.DTE))
        MessageBox.Show(msg + "macros IDE.");
    else
        MessageBox.Show(msg + "main IDE.");
    output = 
(Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.Item
(Constants.vsWindowKindMacroExplorer);
    if (IsMacrosIDE(output.DTE))
        MessageBox.Show(msg + "macros IDE.");
    else
        MessageBox.Show(msg + "main IDE.");
}
public bool IsMacrosIDE(DTE ide)
{
    try
    {
        bool val = true;
        if (ide.MacrosIDE == null)
            val = false;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
    }
    return val;
}

.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

Window2 Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace