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CommandTable Element | CommandTable is the root element of the .vsct file, which defines the layout and type of the commands that a VSPackage provides to the IDE. | 11/04/2016 | reference |
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| maiak | maiak | mijacobs | extensibility-integration |
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.
<CommandTablexmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005-10-18/CommandTable"xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" > <Extern>... </Extern> <Include>... </Include> <Define>... </Define> <Commands>... </Commands> <CommandPlacements>... </CommandPlacements> <VisibilityConstraints>... </VisibilityConstraints> <KeyBindings>... </KeyBindings> <UsedCommands... </UsedCommands> <Symbols>... </Symbols> </CommandTable>The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
| Attribute | Description |
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| xmlns | Required. XML namespaces:xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005-10-18/CommandTablexmlns: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" |
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Extern element | Optional. Contains preprocessor directives for the compiler. |
| Include element | Optional. Contains paths to any files to include in the compile. |
| Define element | Optional. Defines a symbol given its name and value. |
| Commands element | Optional. The parent element defining all the commands for the VSPackage that contains all of the other elements. |
| CommandPlacements element | Optional. Defines where on the command bar the commands are to be placed. |
| VisibilityConstraints element | Optional. Determines the static visibility of commands and toolbars. |
| KeyBindings element | Optional. Specifies the shortcut key combinations, if any, for the commands. |
| UsedCommands element | Optional. Allows a VSPackage to optionally implement its own version of functionality originally supported by other VSPackages. |
| Symbols element | Optional. Contains any symbol data -- GUIDs, IDs, and so forth -- for the compiler. |
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| None |
