Window.ObjectKind Property

Definition

Namespace:

EnvDTE

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.12.40391

Gets the type of the Window object, which is a GUID string representing the tool contained in the window.

public:
 property System::String ^ ObjectKind { System::String ^ get(); };

public:
 property Platform::String ^ ObjectKind { Platform::String ^ get(); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(122)]
public string ObjectKind { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(122)] get; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(122)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(122)>]
member this.ObjectKind : string

Public ReadOnly Property ObjectKind As String

Property Value

String

A string containing a GUID representing the tool contained in the window.

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

Examples

Sub CaptionExample()  
   Dim Frame As Window  
   Dim w1 As Window = _  
   DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer)  
   Dim w2 As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput)  

   ' Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer   
   ' and Ouput windows together inside it.  
   Frame = DTE.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame(w1, w2, _  
   vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked)  
   MsgBox("Total number of windows in the linked window frame: " & _  
   Frame.LinkedWindows.Count)  

   ' View some window properties.  
   MsgBox("Window ObjectKind property value: " & Frame.ObjectKind)  
   MsgBox("Window Caption: " & Frame.Caption)  

   ' Resize the entire linked window frame.  
   Frame.Width = 500  
   Frame.Height = 600  
   Frame.Left = 100  
   MsgBox("Frame height and width changed. Now changing Command window _  
   height.")  
End Sub  

Remarks

The GUID can be used as an index to Window.Item.