Microsoft 9GD00001 Setting Status with QueryStatus, 395, Listing 13-4 The QueryStatus method

Chapter 13: Extending Visual Studio 2010 395

", Shortcut: " + bindingStr + "\n");

}

}

handled = true;

VB:

For Each cmd As Command In _applicationObject.Commands

Dim cmdBindings As Object() =

CType(cmd.Bindings, Object())

If cmdBindings.Length > 0 Then

Dim bindingStr As String =

String.Join(", ", cmdBindings)

outPane.OutputString( "Command: " & cmd.Name &

", Shortcut: " & bindingStr & Environment.NewLine)

End If

Next

handled = True

Notice how we set handled to true, letting VS know that the code recognized and acted on the command. Besides letting users execute the Add-In, you want to ensure their experience with the Add-In is logical and the command displays its status properly, as you’ll learn about in the next section.

Setting Status with QueryStatus

While VS is working with your Add-In, it will call the QueryStatus method of IDTCommandTarget to ensure it displays the command properly. Listing 13-4 shows the default implementation of QueryStatus.

Listing 13-4 The QueryStatus method

C#:

public void QueryStatus( string commandName,