VCFileCodeModel.CodeElementFromPoint Method (TextPoint, vsCMElement)

Gets a code element at a specific location in a source file.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCCodeModel
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCCodeModel (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCCodeModel.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function CodeElementFromPoint ( _
    Point As TextPoint, _
    Scope As vsCMElement _
) As CodeElement

CodeElement CodeElementFromPoint(
    TextPoint Point,
    vsCMElement Scope
)

CodeElement^ CodeElementFromPoint(
    TextPoint^ Point, 
    vsCMElement Scope
)

abstract CodeElementFromPoint : 
        Point:TextPoint * 
        Scope:vsCMElement -> CodeElement 

function CodeElementFromPoint(
    Point : TextPoint, 
    Scope : vsCMElement
) : CodeElement

Parameters

• Point
  Type: EnvDTE.TextPoint
  Required. A TextPoint object representing the editor location for which you want a code element.

• Scope
  Type: EnvDTE.vsCMElement
  Required. A vsCMElement value representing the code element of the specified type that contains the editor location.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.CodeElement
A CodeElement object.

Implements

FileCodeModel2.CodeElementFromPoint(TextPoint, vsCMElement)

Remarks

CodeElementFromPoint returns the code element associated with the TextPoint based on the specified scope or granularity of containment. If no code element of the specified type contains the editor location, then CodeElementFromPoint fails.

.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

VCFileCodeModel Interface

CodeElementFromPoint Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCCodeModel Namespace

Other Resources

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