Commands and menus that use Interop assemblies

A VSPackage that implements menu and toolbar commands by using Interop assemblies must:

• Inform the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) about the commands it supports and whether they are currently enabled.

• Adhere to the rules (contract) for handling commands.

• Explicitly implement command handling by using either the IOleCommandTarget or IVsUIHierarchy interface.

  The following section describes how to do these tasks.

In this section

• Determine command status by using Interop assemblies

Describes how a VSPackage notifies the IDE about which commands it supports and whether they are currently enabled.

• Command contracts in Interop assemblies

Provides a definition of the basic command contract used by all VSPackages implementing commands using Interop assemblies.

• Command implementation

Provides an overview of how a VSPackage implements a command.

• Register Interop assembly command handlers

Describes the registry entries required to notify the IDE that a VSPackage provides a command handler.

Related sections

• Command availability

Describes criteria that are used by the IDE to determine which VSPackage commands are available and what object handles them.

• How VSPackages add user interface elements

Provides details about how to create a UI that uses Visual Studio command support.

• Command routing in VSPackages

An overview of the process used to relate an object with the correct command request.