Windows Interface
The Windows collection contains all windows in the environment.
Namespace: EnvDTE
Assembly: EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("2294311A-B7BC-4789-B365-1C15FF2CD17C")> _
Public Interface Windows _
Inherits IEnumerable
[GuidAttribute("2294311A-B7BC-4789-B365-1C15FF2CD17C")]
public interface Windows : IEnumerable
[GuidAttribute(L"2294311A-B7BC-4789-B365-1C15FF2CD17C")]
public interface class Windows : IEnumerable
[<GuidAttribute("2294311A-B7BC-4789-B365-1C15FF2CD17C")>]
type Windows =
interface
interface IEnumerable
end
public interface Windows extends IEnumerable
The Windows type exposes the following members.
Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
.gif "Public property") |
Count | Gets a value indicating the number of objects in the Windows collection. |
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DTE | Gets the top-level extensibility object. |
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Parent | Gets the immediate parent object of a Windows collection. |
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Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
.gif "Public method") |
CreateLinkedWindowFrame | Creates a Window object and places two windows in it. |
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CreateToolWindow | Creates a new tool window containing the specified Document object or ActiveX control. |
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GetEnumerator | Returns an enumeration for items in a collection. |
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Item | Returns a Window object in a Windows collection. |
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Examples
Sub LinkedWindowsExample()
Dim Frame As Window
Dim w1 As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer)
Dim w2 As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput)
Dim w3 As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow)
' Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer
' and the Ouput window together inside it.
Frame = DTE.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame(w1, w2, vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked)
MsgBox("Total number of windows in the linked window frame: " & Frame.LinkedWindows.Count)
' Add another tool window, the Command window, to the frame with
' the other two.
Frame.LinkedWindows.Add(w3)
MsgBox("Total number of windows in the linked window frame: " & Frame.LinkedWindows.Count)
' Resize the entire linked window frame.
Frame.Width = 500
Frame.Height = 600
MsgBox("Frame height and width changed. Now changing Command window height.")
' Resize the height of the Command window.
Frame.LinkedWindows.Item(3).Height = 800
MsgBox("Now undocking the Command window from the frame.")
' Undock the Command window from the frame.
Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w3)
End Sub