Visual Studio API Reference
Explore the comprehensive API reference for Microsoft Visual Studio. This section provides detailed documentation for APIs, namespaces, classes, methods, properties, and events that you can use to extend and automate Visual Studio.
Core APIs
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace
Provides classes and interfaces for interacting with the Visual Studio extensibility model, including commands, menus, tool windows, and project items.
NamespaceMicrosoft.VisualStudio.Editor Namespace
Contains types for working with the Visual Studio text editor, enabling rich text manipulation, code analysis, and IntelliSense features.
NamespaceMicrosoft.VisualStudio.Package Namespace
Classes for creating custom language services and editors within Visual Studio.
NamespaceExtensibility Features
DTE (EnvDTE) Object Model
The core object model for automating Visual Studio, allowing programmatic control over projects, files, solutions, and the IDE itself.
Object ModelExtensibility Project Templates
Reference documentation for creating VSIX projects, including custom commands, tool windows, and editor extensions.
GuidanceVisual Studio SDK
Information and API details for the Visual Studio Software Development Kit (SDK).
SDK DocumentationSpecific API Categories
Commands and Menus
APIs for defining, querying, and executing commands, and for manipulating the Visual Studio menu hierarchy.
CategoryEditor APIs
Documentation for the classes and interfaces used to interact with and customize the Visual Studio editor experience.
CategoryProject System APIs
APIs related to the development and customization of project systems within Visual Studio.
CategoryDebugging APIs
Information about extending the Visual Studio debugger with custom engines and interfaces.
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