IFileExtensionRegistryService.AddFileExtension Method

Adds a new file extension to the registry.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.CoreUtility (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.CoreUtility.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub AddFileExtension ( _
    extension As String, _
    contentType As IContentType _
)

void AddFileExtension(
    string extension,
    IContentType contentType
)

void AddFileExtension(
    String^ extension, 
    IContentType^ contentType
)

abstract AddFileExtension : 
        extension:string * 
        contentType:IContentType -> unit

function AddFileExtension(
    extension : String, 
    contentType : IContentType
)

Parameters

• extension
  Type: String

  The file extension. The period is optional.

• contentType
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities.IContentType

  The content type for the file extension.

Exceptions

Remarks

This method throws InvalidOperationException if the specified file extension is already present in the registry.

.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

IFileExtensionRegistryService Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities Namespace