VSProject.References Property

Gets the References collection for the project. Read-only.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property References As References

References References { get; }

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

abstract References : References with get

function get References () : References

Property Value

Type: VSLangProj.References
A References collection containing Reference objects, each one representing a reference.

Remarks

In order to write code against an external component, your project must first contain a reference to that component. A reference can be made to three types of components: .NET assemblies, COM automation servers and controls, and other projects within the same solution that expose components.

Examples

[Visual Basic]

' Macro Editor
' Assuming that the first project in the solution is a Visual Basic or C#
' application, this routine lists the references in the project.
Imports VSLangProj
Sub ListReferences()
   ' Retrieve the VSProject object.
   Dim theVSProject As VSProject = _
      CType(DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object, VSProject)

   ' Retrieve the references collection.
   Dim refs As References = theVSProject.References

   ' Create a string list of the reference names.
   Dim refList As String = ""
   Dim aRef As Reference
   For Each aRef In refs
      refList &= aRef.Identity & ControlChars.CrLf
   Next
   MsgBox(refList)
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

VSProject Interface

VSLangProj Namespace