VCMidlTool.DefaultCharType Property

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll

Package:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine v17.14.40264

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Gets or sets the default MIDL char type.

public:
 property Microsoft::VisualStudio::VCProjectEngine::midlCharOption DefaultCharType { Microsoft::VisualStudio::VCProjectEngine::midlCharOption get(); void set(Microsoft::VisualStudio::VCProjectEngine::midlCharOption value); };

public:
 property Microsoft::VisualStudio::VCProjectEngine::midlCharOption DefaultCharType { Microsoft::VisualStudio::VCProjectEngine::midlCharOption get(); void set(Microsoft::VisualStudio::VCProjectEngine::midlCharOption value); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(9)]
public Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.midlCharOption DefaultCharType { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(9)] get; [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(9)] set; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(9)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(9)>]
[<set: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(9)>]
member this.DefaultCharType : Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.midlCharOption with get, set

Public Property DefaultCharType As midlCharOption

Property Value

midlCharOption

A midlCharOption enumeration.

Attributes: DispIdAttribute

Examples

The following example modifies the DefaultCharType property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

[Visual Basic]

' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine  
Imports EnvDTE  
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine  

Public Module Module1  
    Sub Test()  
        Dim prj As VCProject  
        Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection  
        Dim cfg As VCConfiguration  
        Dim tool As VCMidlTool  
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object  
        cfgs = prj.Configurations  
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)  
        tool = cfg.Tools("VCMIDLTool")  
        tool.DefaultCharType = midlCharOption.midlCharSigned  
    End Sub  
End Module

Remarks

DefaultCharType exposes the functionality of the /char MIDL option.

Use the midlCharOption enumeration to change the value of this property.

See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

Applies to