StackFrame.DTE Property

Gets the top-level extensibility object.

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.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, the DTE is the root of the automation model, which other object models often name "Application".

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the DTE property.

To test this property

1. In your target application, set a breakpoint inside the method other than the method Main().

2. Run the target application in the debug mode.

3. When the application stops on the breakpoint, run the add-in.

public static void TestStackFrames(DTE 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("Stack Frames Test");
    owp.Activate();

    EnvDTE.StackFrames stackFrames = dte.Debugger.CurrentThread.StackFrames;
    owp.OutputString("\nNumber of items in the Current Stack collection: " + 
                     stackFrames.Item(1).Collection.Count + "\n");

    foreach(EnvDTE.StackFrame sf in stackFrames)
    {
        owp.OutputString("\nStack Frame: " + sf.FunctionName);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Edition of the environment : " + sf.DTE.Edition);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Language                   : " + sf.Language);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Locals");
        EnvDTE.Expressions expressions = sf.Locals;
        foreach(EnvDTE.Expression exp in expressions)
            owp.OutputString("\n    " + exp.Name + " = " + exp.Value);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Module                     : " + sf.Module);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Current Thread ID          : " + sf.Parent.ID);
        owp.OutputString("\n  Return Type                : " + sf.ReturnType);
    }
}

Shared Sub TestStackFrames(ByRef dte As EnvDTE.DTE)
    Dim str As String
    Dim stackFrames As EnvDTE.StackFrames = dte.Debugger.CurrentThread.StackFrames
    str = "Number of items in the Current Stack collection: " + _
          stackFrames.Item(1).Collection.Count.ToString()
    For Each sf As EnvDTE.StackFrame In stackFrames
        str += vbCrLf + vbCrLf + "  Stack Frame: " + sf.FunctionName
        str += vbCrLf + "  Edition of the environment: " + sf.DTE.Edition
        str += vbCrLf + "  Language: " + sf.Language
        str += vbCrLf + "  Locals"
        Dim expressions As EnvDTE.Expressions = sf.Locals
        For Each exp As EnvDTE.Expression In expressions
            str += vbCrLf + "    " + exp.Name + " = " + exp.Value.ToString()
        Next
        str += vbCrLf + "  Module: " + sf.Module
        str += vbCrLf + "  Current Thread ID: " + sf.Parent.ID.ToString()
        str += vbCrLf + "  Return Type: " + sf.ReturnType
    Next
    MessageBox.Show(str, "Stack Frame Test - Properties")
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

StackFrame Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

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