/// <summary> /// Gets the tools menu item. /// </summary> /// <param name="instance">The instance.</param> /// <returns>The Tools Menu Bar Item.</returns> public static CommandBarControl GetToolsMenuItem(this DTE2 instance) { const string ToolsMenuName = "Tools"; //// Place the command on the tools menu. //// Find the MenuBar command bar, which is the top-level command bar holding all the main menu items: CommandBar menuBarCommandBar = instance.GetMenuBar(); return(menuBarCommandBar.Controls[ToolsMenuName]); }