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VCCodeElements.Find Method

Returns the specified code element of the parent object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Find ( _
    bstrSearch As String _
) As Object
Object Find(
    string bstrSearch
)
Object^ Find(
    String^ bstrSearch
)
abstract Find : 
        bstrSearch:string -> Object
function Find(
    bstrSearch : String
) : Object

Parameters

  • bstrSearch
    Type: System.String

    Required. The name of the code element to search for. The string must be enclosed in double quotes.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
A VCCodeReference object.

Remarks

If the specified code element was not found, the method returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

See How to: Compile Example Code for Visual C++ Code Model Extensibility for information on how to compile and run this sample.

Examples

This example looks for the THIS_FILE variable in the 'stdafx.h' file. If the variable is not found, it is added.

' Macro code.
Sub AddThisFile()
    Try
        Dim vcCM As VCFileCodeModel
        Dim vcCodeElements As VCCodeElements
        vcCM = CType(DTE.Solution.Item(1). _
        ProjectItems.Item("stdafx.h"), VCFileCodeModel)
        vcCodeElements = vcCM.CodeElements
        If (vcCodeElements.Find("THIS_FILE") Is Nothing) Then
            Dim codeVariable As VCCodeVariable
            codeVariable = vcCM.AddVariable("THIS_FILE", "char")
        End If
    catch e as System.Exception
        MsgBox(e.Message + e.StackTrace)
    End Try
End Sub

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

VCCodeElements Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCCodeModel Namespace