OutputWindow.ActivePane Property

Gets the most recently active pane in the OutputWindow.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ActivePane As OutputWindowPane

OutputWindowPane ActivePane { get; }

property OutputWindowPane^ ActivePane {
    OutputWindowPane^ get ();
}

abstract ActivePane : OutputWindowPane with get

function get ActivePane () : OutputWindowPane

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.OutputWindowPane
An OutputWindowPane object.

Examples

Sub ActivePaneExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)

    ' Retrieve and show the Output window.
    Dim outWin As OutputWindow = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow
    outWin.Parent.AutoHides = False
    outWin.Parent.Activate()

    ' Find the "Pane1" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    ' create it.
    Dim pane1 As OutputWindowPane
    Try
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane1")
    Catch
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane1")
    End Try

    ' Find the "Pane2" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    ' create it.
    Dim pane2 As OutputWindowPane
    Try
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane2")
    Catch
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane2")
    End Try

    MsgBox("The active Output window pane is " & _
        outWin.ActivePane.Name)

    If MsgBox("Activate Pane1?", MsgBoxStyle.YesNo) = _
        MsgBoxResult.Yes Then
        pane1.Activate()
    End If

    MsgBox("The active Output window pane is " & _
        outWin.ActivePane.Name)

End Sub

public void ActivePaneExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    // Retrieve and show the Output window.
    OutputWindow outWin = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow;
    outWin.Parent.AutoHides = false;
    outWin.Parent.Activate();

    // Find the "Pane1" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    // create it.
    OutputWindowPane pane1 = null;
    try
    {
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane1");
    }
    catch
    {
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane1");
    }

    // Find the "Pane2" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    // create it.
    OutputWindowPane pane2;
    try
    {
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane2");
    }
    catch
    {
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane2");
    }

    MessageBox.Show("The active Output window pane is " + 
        outWin.ActivePane.Name);

    if (MessageBox.Show("Activate Pane1?", "", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) 
        == DialogResult.Yes)
        pane1.Activate();

    MessageBox.Show("The active Output window pane is " + 
        outWin.ActivePane.Name);
}

.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

OutputWindow Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples