CodeModel.CodeTypeFromFullName Method

Returns a code element based on a fully qualified name.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function CodeTypeFromFullName ( _
    Name As String _
) As CodeType

CodeType CodeTypeFromFullName(
    string Name
)

CodeType^ CodeTypeFromFullName(
    String^ Name
)

abstract CodeTypeFromFullName : 
        Name:string -> CodeType

function CodeTypeFromFullName(
    Name : String
) : CodeType

Parameters

• Name
  Type: System.String

  Required. A fully qualified symbol name, such as Namespace1.Namespace2.Class1.Member1.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.CodeType
A CodeType object.

Remarks

If the specified name is not found in the project or any of its references, CodeTypeFromFullName returns Nothing, rather than returning a code element with a Kind property of vsCMElementOther and a InfoLocation property of vsCMInfoLocationNone.

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 CodeTypeFromFullNameExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)

    ' Before running this example, open a project.
    Try
        Dim proj As Project
        For Each proj In dte.Solution
            Dim cm As CodeModel = proj.CodeModel
            If IsNothing(cm) = False Then
                Dim name As String = _
                    ConvertFullName(cm, "System.Object")
                Dim typ As CodeType = cm.CodeTypeFromFullName(name)

                If IsNothing(typ) = False Then
                    MsgBox(proj.Name & vbCrLf & name & "'s kind is " _
                        & typ.Kind.ToString())
                Else
                    MsgBox(proj.Name & _
                        ": CodeTypeFromFullName failed.")
                End If
            End If
        Next
    Catch ex As Exception
        MsgBox(ex.Message)
    End Try

End Sub

Function ConvertFullName(ByVal cm As CodeModel, _
    ByVal fullName As String) As String

    ' Convert a .NET type name into a C++ type name.
    If (cm.Language = CodeModelLanguageConstants.vsCMLanguageVC) Or _
        (cm.Language = CodeModelLanguageConstants.vsCMLanguageMC) Then
        Return fullName.Replace(".", "::")
    Else
        Return fullName
    End If

End Function

public void CodeTypeFromFullNameExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    // Before running this example, open a project.
    try
    {
        foreach (Project proj in dte.Solution)
        {
            CodeModel cm = proj.CodeModel;
            if (cm != null)
            {
                string name = ConvertFullName(cm, "System.Object");
                CodeType typ = cm.CodeTypeFromFullName(name);

                if (typ != null)
                    MessageBox.Show(proj.Name + "\r\n" + 
                        name + "'s kind is " + typ.Kind.ToString());
                else
                    MessageBox.Show(proj.Name + 
                        ": CodeTypeFromFullName failed.");
            }
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
    }
}

string ConvertFullName(CodeModel cm, string fullName)
{
    // Convert a .NET type name into a C++ type name.
    if ((cm.Language == CodeModelLanguageConstants.vsCMLanguageVC) || 
        (cm.Language == CodeModelLanguageConstants.vsCMLanguageMC))
        return fullName.Replace(".", "::");
    else
        return fullName;
}

.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

CodeModel 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#)