ToolBox.ActiveTab Property

Gets the currently selected item in the ToolBox.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ActiveTab As ToolBoxTab

ToolBoxTab ActiveTab { get; }

property ToolBoxTab^ ActiveTab {
    ToolBoxTab^ get ();
}

abstract ActiveTab : ToolBoxTab

function get ActiveTab () : ToolBoxTab

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.ToolBoxTab
A ToolBoxTab object.

Examples

Sub ActiveTabExample()
    ' This activates a specific tab in the Toolbox.
    ' Define the variables and create an object reference to the IDE's  
    ' ToolBox object.
    Dim win As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindToolbox)
    Dim tlBox As ToolBox = win.Object
    Dim tbxTabs As ToolBoxTabs

    ' Create an object reference to the ToolBoxTabs object.
    tbxTabs = tlBox.ToolBoxTabs

    If tlBox.ActiveTab.Name <> "MyTab" Then
        ' Activate the second tab in the Toolbox.
        tbxTabs.Item(2).Activate()
    End If
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

ToolBox Interface

EnvDTE Namespace