UIHierarchyItem Interface
Represents an item that shows hierarchical tree data, such as Solution Explorer, in a standard tool window in the integrated development environment (IDE).
Namespace: EnvDTE
Assembly: EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("FBD0D024-09CD-4D9F-9E2B-CACD628426A5")> _
Public Interface UIHierarchyItem
[GuidAttribute("FBD0D024-09CD-4D9F-9E2B-CACD628426A5")]
public interface UIHierarchyItem
[GuidAttribute(L"FBD0D024-09CD-4D9F-9E2B-CACD628426A5")]
public interface class UIHierarchyItem
[<GuidAttribute("FBD0D024-09CD-4D9F-9E2B-CACD628426A5")>]
type UIHierarchyItem = interface end
public interface UIHierarchyItem
The UIHierarchyItem type exposes the following members.
Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
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Collection | Gets the collection containing the UIHierarchyItem object supporting this property. |
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DTE | Gets the top-level extensibility object. |
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IsSelected | Gets whether a node is selected. |
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Name | Gets the name of the object. |
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Object | Gets an object that can be accessed by name at run time. |
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UIHierarchyItems | Gets a collection representing children of the item. |
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Methods
| Name | Description | |
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Select | Causes the specified item to become active in the user interface. |
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Examples
Sub UIHierarchyItemExample()
'Reference the UIHierarchy, UIHierarchyItem, and OutputWindow objects.
Dim UIH As UIHierarchy = _
DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindMacroExplorer).Object
Dim samples As UIHierarchyItem = UIH.GetItem("Macros\Samples")
Dim OWPane As OutputWindowPane = GetOutputWindowPane("List Macros")
Dim file As UIHierarchyItem
OWPane.Clear()
For Each file In samples.UIHierarchyItems
OWPane.OutputString(file.Name & _
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Constants.vbCrLf)
Dim macro As UIHierarchyItem
For Each macro In file.UIHierarchyItems
OWPane.OutputString(" " & macro.Name & _
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Constants.vbCrLf)
Next
Next
End Sub
Function GetOutputWindowPane(ByVal Name As String, Optional ByVal show _
As Boolean = True) As OutputWindowPane
Dim win As Window = _
DTE.Windows.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindOutput)
If show Then win.Visible = True
Dim ow As OutputWindow = win.Object
Dim owpane As OutputWindowPane
Try
owpane = ow.OutputWindowPanes.Item(Name)
Catch e As System.Exception
owpane = ow.OutputWindowPanes.Add(Name)
End Try
owpane.Activate()
Return owpane
End Function