CodeFunction.GetStartPoint Method

Returns a TextPoint object that defines the beginning of the code element definition.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetStartPoint ( _
    Part As vsCMPart _
) As TextPoint

TextPoint GetStartPoint(
    vsCMPart Part
)

TextPoint^ GetStartPoint(
    [InAttribute] vsCMPart Part
)

abstract GetStartPoint : 
        Part:vsCMPart -> TextPoint

function GetStartPoint(
    Part : vsCMPart
) : TextPoint

Parameters

• Part
  Type: EnvDTE.vsCMPart

  Optional. A vsCMPart constant specifying the portion of the code to retrieve.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.TextPoint
A TextPoint object.

Remarks

The GetStartPoint and GetEndPoint methods return a TextPoint object that represents the beginning and end of a specified code element definition. The Part parameter defines the code element definition to return.

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).

.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

CodeFunction 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#)