Solution3 Interface

Represents all projects and solution-wide properties in the integrated development environment (IDE). Supersedes Solution and Solution2.

Namespace:  EnvDTE90
Assembly:  EnvDTE90 (in EnvDTE90.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("DF23915F-FDA3-4DD5-9CAA-2E1372C2BB16")> _
Public Interface Solution3 _
    Inherits Solution2

[GuidAttribute("DF23915F-FDA3-4DD5-9CAA-2E1372C2BB16")]
public interface Solution3 : Solution2

[GuidAttribute(L"DF23915F-FDA3-4DD5-9CAA-2E1372C2BB16")]
public interface class Solution3 : Solution2

[<GuidAttribute("DF23915F-FDA3-4DD5-9CAA-2E1372C2BB16")>]
type Solution3 =  
    interface 
        interface Solution2 
    end

public interface Solution3 extends Solution2

The Solution3 type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AddIns	Gets an AddIns collection, which contains all currently available add-ins associated with the solution.
	Count	Gets a value indicating the number of projects in the solution.
	DTE	Gets the top-level extensibility object.
	Extender	Gets the requested Extender object if it is available for this object.
	ExtenderCATID	Gets the Extender category ID (CATID) for the object.
	ExtenderNames	Gets a list of available Extenders for the object.
	FileName	Infrastructure. Gets the file name.
	FullName	Gets the full path and name of the object's file.
	Globals	Gets the Globals object that contains any variable values that may be saved in the solution (.sln) file, the project file, or the user's profile data.
	IsDirty	Infrastructure. Determines whether the solution is dirty (modified but not saved).
	IsOpen	Gets whether a solution is open.
	Parent	Gets the immediate parent object of a Solution2 object.
	Projects	Gets a collection of the projects currently in the solution.
	Properties	Gets a collection of all properties that pertain to the Solution2 object.
	Saved	Gets or sets a value indicating whether a solution has not been modified since last being saved or opened.
	SolutionBuild	Gets the SolutionBuild object for the solution, which represents the root of the build automation model at the solution level.
	TemplatePath	Superseded by GetProjectTemplate.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AddFromFile	Adds a project to the solution that is based on a project file already stored in the system.
	AddFromTemplate	Copies an existing project file, and any items or subdirectories it contains, to the specified location and adds it to the solution.
	AddSolutionFolder	Adds a solution folder to a ProjectItems collection.
	Close	Closes the current solution.
	Create	Creates an empty solution in the specified directory with the specified name.
	FindProjectItem	Locates an item in a project.
	GetEnumerator	Returns an enumeration for items in a collection.
	GetProjectItemTemplate	Returns a path to the indicated project item template.
	GetProjectItemTemplates	Returns a collection of project item templates for the specified project.
	GetProjectTemplate	Returns a path to the specified project template.If a template has a RequiredFrameworkVersion element higher than 4.0, you should provide the version in the call so that the search for the template will find a match. For example, instead of calling GetProjectTemplate("Extensibility\\1033\\VSIXProject.zip", "CSharp"); call GetProjectTemplate("Extensibility\\1033\\VSIXProject.zip|FrameworkVersion=4.5", "CSharp");.
	Item	Returns an indexed member of a Projects collection.
	Open	Opens a specified solution.
	ProjectItemsTemplatePath	Superseded by GetProjectItemTemplate.
	Remove	Removes the specified project from the solution.
	SaveAs	Saves the solution.

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Remarks

The Solution3 object is a collection of all projects in the current instance of the IDE and all solution-wide properties, such as build configurations. The Solution3 object contains a project element for every project, whether it is a wrapped project, a subproject, or a top-level project.

Reference this object by using DTE.Solution. To refer to virtual projects, such as MiscFiles or SolutionItems, use Solution3.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsProjectKindMisc) or Solution3.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsProjectKindSolutionItems).

Examples

For information on how to run this add-in code, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

Public Sub OnConnection(ByVal application As Object, _
 ByVal connectMode As ext_ConnectMode, ByVal addInInst As Object, _
 ByRef custom As Array) Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection
    _applicationObject = CType(application, DTE2)
    _addInInstance = CType(addInInst, AddIn)
    Solution3Example(_applicationObject)
End Sub

Sub Solution3Example(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    ' This function creates a solution and adds a Visual C# Console
    ' project to it.
    Try
        Dim soln As Solution3 = CType(DTE.Solution, Solution3)
        Dim csTemplatePath As String
        ' This path must exist on your computer.
        ' Replace <file path> below with an actual path.
        Dim csPrjPath As String = "<file path>"
        MsgBox("starting")
        ' Get the project template path for a C# console project.
        csTemplatePath = CType(soln.GetProjectTemplate _
        ("ConsoleApplication.zip", "CSharp"), string)
        ' Create a new C# Console project using the template obtained 
        ' above.
        soln.AddFromTemplate(csTemplatePath, csPrjPath, _
        "New CSharp Console Project", False)
        MsgBox("done")
    Catch ex As System.Exception
        MsgBox(ex.ToString)
    End Try
End Sub

using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application,
 Extensibility.ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst,
 ref System.Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    // Pass the applicationObject member variable to the code example.
    Solution3Example((DTE2)_applicationObject);
}

public void Solution3Example(DTE2 dte)
{
    // This function creates a solution and adds a Visual C# Console
    // project to it.
    try{
        Solution3 soln = (Solution3)_applicationObject.Solution;
        String csTemplatePath;
        // The file path must exist on your computer.
        // Replace <file path> below with an actual path.
        String csPrjPath = "<file path>";
        "<file path>MessageBox.Show("Starting...");
        "<file path>"<file path>csTemplatePath = 
        soln.GetProjectTemplate("ConsoleApplication.zip", "CSharp");
        // Create a new C# Console project using the template obtained 
        // above.
        soln.AddFromTemplate(csTemplatePath, csPrjPath,
          "New CSharp Console Project", false);
        MessageBox.Show("Done!");
    }
    catch(SystemException ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("ERROR: " + ex);
    }
}

See Also

Reference

EnvDTE90 Namespace