IVsShell5.CreatePackageExtension Method

Loads, if necessary, the specified package and creates an instance of the given type of extension point using IVsPackageExtensionProvider.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop
Assemblies:   Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0.dll)
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function CreatePackageExtension ( _
    ByRef Package As Guid, _
    ByRef extensionPoint As Guid, _
    ByRef instance As Guid _
) As Object

Object CreatePackageExtension(
    ref Guid Package,
    ref Guid extensionPoint,
    ref Guid instance
)

Object^ CreatePackageExtension(
    [InAttribute] Guid% Package, 
    [InAttribute] Guid% extensionPoint, 
    [InAttribute] Guid% instance
)

abstract CreatePackageExtension : 
        Package:Guid byref * 
        extensionPoint:Guid byref * 
        instance:Guid byref -> Object

function CreatePackageExtension(
    Package : Guid, 
    extensionPoint : Guid, 
    instance : Guid
) : Object

Parameters

• Package
  Type: Guid%

  [in] Package containing the desired extension.

• extensionPoint
  Type: Guid%

  [in] The type of extension point.

• instance
  Type: Guid%

  [in] The instance identifier of the requested extension point.

Return Value

Type: Object
The requested extension point instance.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

IVsShell5 Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop Namespace