ToolWindows.ToolBox Property

Gets the ToolBox object.

Namespace:  EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ToolBox As ToolBox

ToolBox ToolBox { get; }

property ToolBox^ ToolBox {
    ToolBox^ get ();
}

abstract ToolBox : ToolBox with get

function get ToolBox () : ToolBox

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.ToolBox
A ToolBox object.

Examples

This example opens the Toolbox, displays the name of the active tab, adds a new tab, and then deletes it.

For more information about how to run this example as an add-in, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Public Sub OnConnection(ByVal application As Object, _
 ByVal connectMode As ext_ConnectMode, ByVal addInInst As Object, _
 ByRef custom As Array) Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection
    _applicationObject = CType(application, DTE2)
    _addInInstance = CType(addInInst, AddIn)
    ToolboxManip(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Public Sub ToolboxManip(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    Dim myToolBox As ToolBox
    myToolBox = _applicationObject.ToolWindows.ToolBox
    _applicationObject.ExecuteCommand("View.toolbox", " ")
    MsgBox("The total number of Toolbox tabs is: " _
    & myToolBox.ToolBoxTabs.Count)
    MsgBox("The name of the active Toolbox tab is: " _
    & myToolBox.ActiveTab.Name)
    MsgBox("Adding a MyTab to the Toolbox...")
    myToolBox.ToolBoxTabs.Add("MyTab")
    MsgBox("Deleting MyTab from the Toolbox")
    myToolBox.ToolBoxTabs.Item("MyTab").Delete()
    End Sub

using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application, 
ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    ToolboxManip (_applicationObject);
}
public void ToolboxManip (DTE2 dte)
{
    ToolBox myToolBox;
    myToolBox = _applicationObject.ToolWindows.ToolBox;
    _applicationObject.ExecuteCommand("View.toolbox", " ");
    MessageBox.Show("The total number of Toolbox tabs is: " 
+ myToolBox.ToolBoxTabs.Count);
    MessageBox.Show("The name of the active Toolbox tab is: " 
+ myToolBox.ActiveTab.Name);
    MessageBox.Show("Adding a MyTab to the Toolbox...");
    myToolBox.ToolBoxTabs.Add("MyTab");
    MessageBox.Show("Deleting MyTab from the Toolbox");
    myToolBox.ToolBoxTabs.Item("MyTab").Delete();
}

.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

ToolWindows Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace