/// <summary>
/// Gets a property from the DTE.
///
/// See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165643.aspx for
/// a description of the parameter values.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// True if the property exists and was successfully cast to the requested type,
/// otherwise false.
/// </returns>
internal static bool TryGetDteProperty <T>
(
EnvDTE.DTE dte,
string category,
string page,
string propertyName,
out T retVal
)
{
ThreadHelper.ThrowIfNotOnUIThread();
retVal = default(T);
if (dte == null)
{
return(false);
}
EnvDTE.Properties properties;
try
{
properties = dte.get_Properties(category, page);
}
catch (COMException)
{
// EnvDTE.Properties.get_Properties throws this exception when
// the category or page does not exist.
return(false);
}
EnvDTE.Property property;
try
{
property = properties.Item(propertyName);
}
catch (ArgumentException)
{
// EnvDTE.Property.Item throws this exception when the property
// does not exist.
return(false);
}
// Convert the property to the requested type
try
{
retVal = (T)property.Value;
return(true);
}
catch (InvalidCastException)
{
return(false);
}
}
public static string defaultProjectPath()
{
EnvDTE.DTE dte = getDTE();
return((string)(dte.get_Properties("Environment", "ProjectsAndSolution").Item("ProjectsLocation").Value) + "\\");
}
