CommandTable Element
CommandTable is the root element of the .vsct file. This is the file that defines the actual layout and type of the commands that a VSPackage provides to the IDE. Commands may include menu items, menus, toolbars, and combo boxes. For more information, see Visual Studio Command Table (.Vsct) Files.
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
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xmlns |
Required. XML namespaces: xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005-10-18/CommandTable" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" |
language |
Optional. The language attribute may be used to specify the default language of all <Strings> elements in the command table. If the language is not specified, the language of the current process will be used: language="en-us" |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
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Optional. Contains preprocessor directives for the compiler. |
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Optional. Contains paths to any files to include in the compile. |
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Optional. Defines a symbol given its name and value. |
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Optional. The parent element defining all the commands for the VSPackage that contains all of the other elements. |
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Optional. Defines where on the command bar the commands are to be placed. |
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Optional. Determines the static visibility of commands and toolbars. |
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Optional. Specifies the shortcut key combinations, if any, for the commands. |
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Optional. Allows a VSPackage to optionally implement its own version of functionality originally supported by other VSPackages. |
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Optional. Contains any symbol data -- GUIDs, IDs, and so forth -- for the compiler. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
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None |