Debugger.DTE Property

Gets the top-level extensibility object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property DTE As DTE

DTE DTE { get; }

property DTE^ DTE {
    DTE^ get ();
}

abstract DTE : DTE

function get DTE () : DTE

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.DTE
A DTE object.

Remarks

In Visual Studio, the DTE is the root of the automation model, which other object models often call "Application".

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the DTE property.

To test this property:

1. Open the target project and run the add-in.

public static void DTE(DTE dte)
{
    // Setup the debug Output window.
    Window w = (Window)dte.Windows.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindOutput);
    w.Visible = true;
    OutputWindow ow = (OutputWindow)w.Object;
    OutputWindowPane owp = ow.OutputWindowPanes.Add("DTE Property Test");
    owp.Activate();

    DTE DTEProp = dte.Debugger.DTE;
    owp.OutputString("Edition of the environment: " + DTEProp.Edition);
}

Shared Sub DTE(ByRef dte As EnvDTE.DTE)
    MessageBox.Show("Edition of the environment: " + dte.Debugger.DTE.Edition, "Debugger Test - DTEProperty")
End Sub

.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

Debugger Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

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