CodeModel2.ElementFromID Method

Returns a specific, existing code element.

Namespace:  EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function ElementFromID ( _
    ID As String _
) As CodeElement

CodeElement ElementFromID(
    string ID
)

CodeElement^ ElementFromID(
    String^ ID
)

abstract ElementFromID : 
        ID:string -> CodeElement 

function ElementFromID(
    ID : String
) : CodeElement

Parameters

• ID
  Type: System.String
  The name of the element.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.CodeElement
A CodeElement object.

Remarks

If the requested element no longer exists, the method should return E_FAIL.

Note

The values of code model elements such as classes, structs, functions, attributes, delegates, and so forth can be non-deterministic after making certain kinds of edits, meaning that their values cannot be relied upon to always remain the same. For more information, see the section Code Model Element Values Can Change in Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual Basic).

.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

CodeModel2 Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace

Other Resources

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

Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual Basic)

Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual C#)