Visual Studio SDK Reference

This section links you to reference information about various aspects of VSPackage development.

In This Section

  • Visual Studio Platform Reference
    Contains useful types that wrap the Visual Studio shell interfaces.

  • Managed Package Framework Reference
    Contains the managed package framework (MPF) types.

  • SDM Reference
    Covers the System Definition Model.

  • Team Edition For Testers Reference
    Contains types that are useful for creating tests.

  • IntellisenseHostFlags enumeration
    Specifies IntelliSense host flags.

  • Command Table Format Reference
    Describes the contents of a command table configuration (.ctc) file.

  • VSCT XML Schema Reference
    Provides a table of Command Table Compiler schema elements, with allowed child elements and attributes for each.

  • GUIDs and Constants in Visual Studio SDK
    Gives a list of GUIDs used throughout the SDK.

  • COM Constants and Macros in Managed Code
    Gives a list of identifiers for user interface elements used throughout the Environment SDK.

  • Source Control Plug-ins
    Links to topics for the Source Control Plug-in API.

  • Command-Line Switches (Visual Studio SDK)
    Links to topics that discuss how developers can automate several tasks from the command line.

  • Error Handling and Return Values
    Explains the error architecture for VSPackages, which is the same as that employed in other Windows programming.

  • Babel Icons
    Gives a list of the icons available for use in Babel.

  • Objects
    Gives a list of the objects that are used in the environment.

  • Glossary
    Gives a list of helpful terms and their definitions for use when you are reading the Visual Studio SDK documentation.

  • Visual Studio SDK
    The Visual Studio SDK includes documentation, samples, and code to help you develop products that integrate with the Visual Studio product family.