AddIns.Add Method

Adds an add-in to the collection of add-ins loaded when a particular solution loads. It fails if the collection is the DTE.AddIns collection.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Add ( _
    ProgID As String, _
    Description As String, _
    Name As String, _
    Connected As Boolean _
) As AddIn

AddIn Add(
    string ProgID,
    string Description,
    string Name,
    bool Connected
)

AddIn^ Add(
    String^ ProgID, 
    String^ Description, 
    String^ Name, 
    bool Connected
)

abstract Add : 
        ProgID:string * 
        Description:string * 
        Name:string * 
        Connected:bool -> AddIn

function Add(
    ProgID : String, 
    Description : String, 
    Name : String, 
    Connected : boolean
) : AddIn

Parameters

• ProgID
  Type: System.String

  Required. The ProgID of the add-in to add to the collection.

• Description
  Type: System.String

  Required. A description for the add-in to add to the collection.

• Name
  Type: System.String

  Required. The name of the add-in to add to the collection.

• Connected
  Type: System.Boolean

  Required. Indicates whether the add-in is currently loaded.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.AddIn
An AddIn object.

Examples

Sub AddExample()
   ' For this example to work correctly, there should be an add-in 
   ' available in the Visual Studio environment.
   ' Set object references.
   Dim addincoll As AddIns
   Dim addinobj As AddIn

   addincoll = DTE.AddIns
   addinobj = addincoll.Item(1)

   ' Activates a solution add-in so that it is available.
   addinobj = DTE.Solution.AddIns.Add(addinobj.ProgID, addinobj.Description, addinobj.Name, False)
End Sub

.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

AddIns Interface

EnvDTE Namespace