CodeClass.Kind Property  
Definition
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Returns an enumeration indicating 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
Public Sub CodeClassExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)   
    ' Before running this example, open a code document from a  
    ' project and place the insertion point inside a class definition  
    Try  
        Dim objTextSel As TextSelection  
        Dim objCodeCls As CodeClass  
        Dim objCodeType As CodeType  
        Dim objCMElem As vsCMElement  
        objTextSel = CType(dte.ActiveDocument.Selection, TextSelection)  
        objCodeCls = CType(objTextSel.ActivePoint.CodeElement(vsCMElement.vsCMElementClass), CodeClass)  
        ' Add DocComment to CodeClass objCodeClass.  
        objCodeCls.DocComment = "<DOC>DocComment for the CodeClass object</DOC>"  
        MessageBox.Show(objCodeCls.DocComment)  
        ' Test if a CodeType object is obtainable from the CodeClass  
        If objCodeCls.IsCodeType Then  
            ' then we can cast the CodeClass to a CodeType.  
            objCodeType = CType(objCodeCls, CodeType)  
        Else  
            ' The CodeClass object is not a CodeType but is  
            ' some Kind of element.  
            objCMElem = objCodeCls.Kind  
        End If  
    Catch ex As Exception  
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)  
    End Try  
End Sub  
public void CodeClassExample(DTE2 dte)  
{   
   // Before running this example, open a code document from a  
   // project and place the insertion point inside a class definition.  
   try  
   {  
      TextSelection objTextSel;  
      CodeClass objCodeCls;  
      CodeType objCodeType;  
      vsCMElement objCMElem;  
      objTextSel = (TextSelection)dte.ActiveDocument.Selection;  
      objCodeCls = (CodeClass)objTextSel.ActivePoint.get_CodeElement(vsCMElement.vsCMElementClass);  
      // Add DocComment to CodeClass objCodeClass.  
      objCodeCls.DocComment = "<DOC>DocComment for the CodeClass object</DOC>";  
      MessageBox.Show(objCodeCls.DocComment);  
      // Test if a CodeType object is obtainable from the CodeClass  
      if (objCodeCls.IsCodeType)  
      { // then we can cast the CodeClass to a CodeType.  
         objCodeType = (CodeType)objCodeCls;  
      }  
      else // The CodeClass object is not a CodeType but is  
      {    // some Kind of element.  
         objCMElem = objCodeCls.Kind;  
      }  
   }  
   catch (Exception ex)  
   {   
      MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);  
   }  
}  
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).