Window2.LinkedWindows Property

Definition

Namespace:

EnvDTE80

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.12.40391

Gets a collection of all linked windows contained in the linked window frame.

public:
 property EnvDTE::LinkedWindows ^ LinkedWindows { EnvDTE::LinkedWindows ^ get(); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(116)]
public EnvDTE.LinkedWindows LinkedWindows { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(116)] get; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(116)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(116)>]
member this.LinkedWindows : EnvDTE.LinkedWindows

Public ReadOnly Property LinkedWindows As LinkedWindows

Property Value

LinkedWindows

A LinkedWindows collection.

Implements

LinkedWindows

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

Examples

This example creates a linked window frame, adds the Output Window, Solution Explorer and the Command Window to the linked frame as docked windows, resizes the linked window frame, and then undocks the windows from the frame.

Imports EnvDTE  
Imports EnvDTE80  
Sub LinkedWindowsExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)  
    Dim Frame As Window2  
   Dim w1 As Window2 = _  
CType(_applicationObject.Windows.Item _  
(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer), Window2)  
    Dim w2 As Window2 = _  
 CType(_applicationObject.Windows.Item _  
(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput), Window2)  
    Dim w3 As Window2 = _  
 CType(_applicationObject.Windows.Item _  
(Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow), Window2)  
    ' Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer   
    'and the Ouput window together inside it.  
    Frame = CType(_applicationObject.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame _  
(w1, w2, vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked), Window2)  
    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)  
    MsgBox("Now undocking the rest of the windows from the frame.")  
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w2)  
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w1)  
End Sub  

using EnvDTE;  
using EnvDTE80;  
using System.Windows.Forms;  
public void LinkedWindowsExample(DTE2 dte)  
{  
    Window2 Frame;  
    Window2 w1 =   
(Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.Item  
(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer);  
Window2 w2 =   
(Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.Item  
(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput);  
    Window2 w3 =  
 (Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.Item  
(Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow);  
    // Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer   
    // and the Ouput window together inside it.  
    Frame =   
(Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame  
(w1, w2, vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked);  
    MessageBox.Show("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);  
    MessageBox.Show("Total number of windows in the linked window   
frame: " +Frame.LinkedWindows.Count);  
    // Resize the entire linked window frame.  
    Frame.Width = 500;  
    Frame.Height = 600;  
    MessageBox.Show("Frame height and width changed.  
 Now changing Command window height.");  
    // Resize the height of the Command window.  
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Item(3).Height = 800;  
    MessageBox.Show("Now undocking the Command window from   
the frame.");  
    // Undock the Command window from the frame.  
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w3);  
    MessageBox.Show("Now undocking the rest of the   
windows from the frame.");  
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w2);  
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w1);  
}  

Remarks

Only windows that are linked with others have a LinkedWindows collection. For other unlinked windows, LinkedWindows returns Nothing.