VCCodeModel.CodeTypeFromFullName Method

Returns a code element based on a fully qualified name.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCCodeModel
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCCodeModel (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCCodeModel.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 or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), rather than returning a code element with a Kind property of EnvDTE.vsCMElement.vsCMElementOther and a InfoLocation property of EnvDTE.vsCMInfoLocation.vsCMInfoLocationNone.

.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

VCCodeModel Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCCodeModel Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples