Window.ObjectKind Property

Gets the type of the Window object, which is a GUID string representing the tool contained in the window.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ObjectKind As String

string ObjectKind { get; }

property String^ ObjectKind {
    String^ get ();
}

abstract ObjectKind : string with get

function get ObjectKind () : String

Property Value

Type: System.String
A string containing a GUID representing the tool contained in the window.

Remarks

The GUID can be used as an index to Window.Item.

Examples

Sub CaptionExample()
   Dim Frame As Window
   Dim w1 As Window = _
   DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer)
   Dim w2 As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput)

   ' Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer 
   ' and Ouput windows together inside it.
   Frame = DTE.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame(w1, w2, _
   vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked)
   MsgBox("Total number of windows in the linked window frame: " & _
   Frame.LinkedWindows.Count)

   ' View some window properties.
   MsgBox("Window ObjectKind property value: " & Frame.ObjectKind)
   MsgBox("Window Caption: " & Frame.Caption)

   ' Resize the entire linked window frame.
   Frame.Width = 500
   Frame.Height = 600
   Frame.Left = 100
   MsgBox("Frame height and width changed. Now changing Command window _
   height.")
End Sub

.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

Window Interface

EnvDTE Namespace