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I have a VS2010 macro that inserts bolierplate header text at top of each class. Running the macro inserts module name, developer, description, etc. as expected.

Instead of typing the module name, i would like to insert the name into the text. How do I get the class (or form name) name when I run the macro in the selected code page?

I have looked at reflection, but not sure how to get the form/class name my cursor is on for the macro execution

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Out of curiosity: why do you need all this crap like developer, module name, etc? – Anton Gogolev Apr 18 '11 at 14:25
I don't know if reflection will work for you since there can technically be more than one class definition in a file (including nested or private classes). So if you found a way to say "the class defined in this file", you could get more than one result. – Justin Morgan Apr 18 '11 at 14:28
Dim projectItem As ProjectItem projectItem = DTE.ActiveDocument.ProjectItem Dim cName As String = projectItem.Name.ToString – ncsol Apr 18 '11 at 15:36
sorry about that. it is needed by corporate rules, not mine and as you stated reflection doesn't work, but using the macro dte does. – ncsol Apr 18 '11 at 15:38
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