CodeElement.Kind Property  
Definition
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Gets an enumeration that defines the type of object.
public:
 property EnvDTE::vsCMElement Kind { EnvDTE::vsCMElement get(); };public:
 property EnvDTE::vsCMElement Kind { EnvDTE::vsCMElement get(); };[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(5)]
public EnvDTE.vsCMElement Kind { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(5)] [System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibFunc(1024)] get; }[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(5)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(5)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibFunc(1024)>]
member this.Kind : EnvDTE.vsCMElementPublic ReadOnly Property Kind As vsCMElementProperty Value
A vsCMElement value.
- Attributes
Examples
Sub KindExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)  
    ' NOTE: This example requires a reference to the System.Text   
    '       namespace.  
    ' Before running this example, open a code document from a project.  
    Dim item As ProjectItem = dte.ActiveDocument.ProjectItem  
    Dim sb As New StringBuilder  
    RecurseElements(item.FileCodeModel.CodeElements, 0, sb)  
    MsgBox(item.Name & " contains the following elements:" & vbCrLf & _  
        vbCrLf & sb.ToString())  
End Sub  
Sub RecurseElements(ByVal elems As CodeElements, _  
    ByVal level As Integer, ByVal sb As StringBuilder)  
    Dim elem As CodeElement  
    For Each elem In elems  
        ' Add element to the list of names.  
        sb.Append(" "c, level * 8)  
        sb.Append(elem.Name & " [" & elem.Kind.ToString() & "]" & _  
            vbCrLf)  
        ' Call this function recursively if element has children.  
        If elem.Kind = vsCMElement.vsCMElementNamespace Then  
            RecurseElements(CType(elem, CodeNamespace).Members, _  
                level + 1, sb)  
        ElseIf elem.IsCodeType Then  
            RecurseElements(CType(elem, CodeType).Members, _  
                level + 1, sb)  
        End If  
    Next  
End Sub  
public void KindExample(DTE2 dte)  
{  
    // NOTE: This example requires a reference to the   
    //       System.Text namespace.  
    // Before running this example, open a code document from   
    // a project.  
    ProjectItem item = dte.ActiveDocument.ProjectItem;  
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();  
    RecurseElements(item.FileCodeModel.CodeElements, 0, sb);  
    MessageBox.Show(item.Name +   
        " contains the following elements:\n\n" + sb.ToString());  
}  
void RecurseElements(CodeElements elems, int level, StringBuilder sb)  
{  
    foreach (CodeElement elem in elems)  
    {  
        // Add element to the list of names.  
        sb.Append(' ', level * 8);  
        sb.Append(elem.Name + " [" + elem.Kind.ToString() + "]\n");  
        // Call this function recursively if element has children.  
        if (elem.Kind == vsCMElement.vsCMElementNamespace)  
            RecurseElements(((CodeNamespace)elem).Members,   
                level + 1, sb);  
        else if (elem.IsCodeType)  
            RecurseElements(((CodeType)elem).Members, level + 1, sb);  
    }  
}  
Remarks
Note
The values of code model elements such as classes, structs, functions, attributes, delegates, and so forth can be non-deterministic after making certain kinds of edits, meaning that their values cannot be relied upon to always remain the same. For more information, see the section Code Model Element Values Can Change in Discovering Code by Using the Code Model (Visual Basic).