Project.Saved Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the object has not been modified since last being saved or opened.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Property Saved As Boolean

bool Saved { get; set; }

property bool Saved {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}

abstract Saved : bool with get, set

function get Saved () : boolean
function set Saved (value : boolean)

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
A Boolean value indicating true (default) if the object has not been modified since last being saved or opened; false if otherwise.

Remarks

The Saved property replaces the IsDirty property in Visual Studio version 6.0, but it returns the opposite value of IsDirty.

Examples

Public Sub CodeExample(ByVal dte As DTE2) 
    Try
        ' Open a project before running this sample.
        Dim prj As Project = dte.Solution.Projects.Item(1)
        Dim prjs As Projects
        Dim msg2 As String = "Global Variables:"
        Dim msg As String
        msg = "FileName: " + prj.FileName
        msg += vbCrLf + "FullName: " + prj.FullName
        msg += vbCrLf + "Project-level access to " + prj.CodeModel.CodeElements.Count.ToString() + " CodeElements through the CodeModel"
        prjs = prj.Collection
        msg += vbCrLf + "There are " + prjs.Count.ToString() + " projects in the same collection."
        msg += vbCrLf + "Application containing this project: " + prj.DTE.Name
        If prj.Saved Then
            msg += vbCrLf + "This project has not been modified since the last save."
        Else
            msg += vbCrLf + "This project has been modified since the last save."       
        End If
        msg +=  vbCrLf + "Properties:"
        Dim prop As [Property]
        For Each prop In  prj.Properties
            msg += vbCrLf + "  " + prop.Name
        Next prop
        Dim s As String
        For Each s In  CType(prj.Globals.VariableNames, Array)
            msg2 += vbCrLf + "  " + s
        Next s
        
        MessageBox.Show(msg, "Project Name: " + prj.Name)
        MessageBox.Show(msg2)
    Catch ex As Exception
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
    End Try
End Sub

public void CodeExample(DTE2 dte)
{  
    try
    {   // Open a project before running this sample.
        Project prj = dte.Solution.Projects.Item(1);
        Projects prjs;
        string msg, msg2 = "Global Variables:";
        msg = "FileName: " + prj.FileName;
        msg += "\nFullName: " + prj.FullName;
        msg += "\nProject-level access to " + prj.CodeModel.CodeElements.Count.ToString() +
            " CodeElements through the CodeModel";
        prjs = prj.Collection;
        msg += "\nThere are " + prjs.Count.ToString() + " projects in the same collection.";
        msg += "\nApplication containing this project: " + prj.DTE.Name;
        if (prj.Saved)
            msg += "\nThis project hasn't been modified since the last save.";
        else
            msg += "\nThis project has been modified since the last save.";
        msg += "\nProperties: ";
        foreach (Property prop in prj.Properties)
        {
            msg += "\n  " + prop.Name;
        }
        foreach (String s in (Array)prj.Globals.VariableNames)
        {
            msg2 += "\n  " + s;
        }

        MessageBox.Show(msg, "Project Name: " + prj.Name);
        MessageBox.Show(msg2);
    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
    }
}

.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

Project Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

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