VSPackage Architecture

The following information provides details about the architecture of VSPackages.

In This Section

• Implementing the IVsPackage Interface
  Explains why VSPackages must implement the IVsPackage interface.

• Managed VSPackages
  Introduces aspects of VSPackages that apply to managed code.

• Registering VSPackages (C#)
  Discusses the system registry entries that describe and locate a VSPackage.

• Load Key Values in the Windows Registry
  Lists the keys and values that an unmanaged VSPackage must set in the system registry.

Reference

• IVsPackage
  Serves as the gateway interface between Visual Studio and a VSPackage.

Related Sections

• VSPackages
  Introduces VSPackages, which extend the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) by providing UI elements, services, projects, editors, and designers.