ToolWindows.ToolBox Property
Gets the ToolBox object.
Namespace: EnvDTE80
Assembly: EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ToolBox As ToolBox
'Usage
Dim instance As ToolWindows
Dim value As ToolBox
value = instance.ToolBox
ToolBox ToolBox { get; }
property ToolBox^ ToolBox {
ToolBox^ 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.