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Macros Interface

Represents the Visual Studio macro recorder.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("F9F99155-6D4D-49B1-AD63-C78C3E8A5916")> _
Public Interface Macros
[GuidAttribute("F9F99155-6D4D-49B1-AD63-C78C3E8A5916")]
public interface Macros
[GuidAttribute(L"F9F99155-6D4D-49B1-AD63-C78C3E8A5916")]
public interface class Macros
[<GuidAttribute("F9F99155-6D4D-49B1-AD63-C78C3E8A5916")>]
type Macros =  interface end
public interface Macros

The Macros type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property DTE Gets the top-level extensibility object.
Public property IsRecording Returns whether the macro recorder is currently recording actions. This property should not be used from within a macro.
Public property Parent Gets the immediate parent object of a Macros object.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method EmitMacroCode Writes the line of code to the macro being recorded. This method should not be used from within a macro.
Public method Pause Pauses the macro recorder so that no code is written to the macro currently being recorded. This method should not be used from within a macro.
Public method Resume Resumes macro recording if it has been paused. This method should not be used from within a macro.

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Remarks

The Macros object allows add-ins to programmatically control the macro recorder and manipulate macro recording. It can detect if macros are recording; emit (that is, insert) lines of code in the macro; pause recording, and resume recording.

See Also

Reference

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

Automating Repetitive Actions by Using Macros