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Debugger2.DTE Property

Gets the top-level extensibility object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property DTE As DTE
DTE DTE { get; }
property DTE^ DTE {
    DTE^ get ();
}
abstract DTE : DTE with get
function get DTE () : DTE

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.DTE
A DTE object.

Remarks

In Visual Studio, DTE is the root of the automation model, which other object models often call "Application".

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the DTE property.

To test this property:

  1. Open the target project and run the add-in.
public static void DTE(EnvDTE80.DTE2 dte)
{
    // Setup debug Output window.
    Window w = 
    (Window)dte.Windows.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindOutput);
    w.Visible = true;
    OutputWindow ow = (OutputWindow)w.Object;
    OutputWindowPane owp = ow.OutputWindowPanes.Add("DTE Property");
    owp.Activate();

    EnvDTE80.Debugger2 debugger = (EnvDTE80.Debugger2)dte.Debugger;
    EnvDTE.DTE DTEProp = debugger.DTE;
    owp.OutputString("Edition of the environment: " + DTEProp.Edition);
}

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See Also

Reference

Debugger2 Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace