ToolBoxTab3.ToolBoxItems Property

Gets the collection of ToolBoxItems associated with a ToolBoxTab3.

Namespace:  EnvDTE90
Assembly:  EnvDTE90 (in EnvDTE90.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ToolBoxItems As ToolBoxItems

ToolBoxItems ToolBoxItems { get; }

property ToolBoxItems^ ToolBoxItems {
    ToolBoxItems^ get ();
}

abstract ToolBoxItems : ToolBoxItems with get

function get ToolBoxItems () : ToolBoxItems

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.ToolBoxItems
A ToolBoxItems collection.

Remarks

A ToolBoxTab3 can contain one or more ToolBoxItem objects.

Examples

This example selects and activates the first ToolBoxTab3 item and displays its name in a message box. 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
Imports EnvDTE90
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)
    ToolBoxTabExample(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Sub ToolBoxTabExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    Dim tlBox As ToolBox
    Dim tbxTabs As ToolBoxTabs
    Dim tbxTab As ToolBoxTab3
    Dim tbxItem As ToolBoxItem
    Try
        ' Create an object reference to the IDE's ToolBox object and
        ' its tabs.
        tlBox = CType(_applicationObject.Windows.Item _
          (Constants.vsWindowKindToolbox).Object, ToolBox)
        tbxTabs = tlBox.ToolBoxTabs
        ' Select the first Toolbox tab.
        tbxTab = CType(tbxTabs.Item(1), ToolBoxTab3)
        MsgBox(tbxTab.Name)
        tbxTab.Activate()
        tbxItem = tbxTab.ToolBoxItems.Item(1)
        MsgBox("Toolbox item name: " & tbxItem.Name)
    Catch ex As System.Exception
        MsgBox("ERROR: " & ex.Message)
    End Try
End Sub

using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using EnvDTE90;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application, 
ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    ToolBoxTabExample(_applicationObject);
}
public void ToolBoxTabExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    ToolBox tlBox;
    ToolBoxTabs tbxTabs;
    ToolBoxTab3 tbxTab;
    ToolBoxItem tbxItem;
    try
    {
        // Create an object reference to the IDE's ToolBox object and
        // its tabs.
        tlBox = (ToolBox)_applicationObject.Windows.Item
          (Constants.vsWindowKindToolbox).Object;
        tbxTabs = tlBox.ToolBoxTabs;
        // Select the first Toolbox Tab.
        tbxTab = (ToolBoxTab3)tbxTabs.Item(1);
        MessageBox.Show("The name of the first Toolbox tab is: " 
          + tbxTab.Name);
        tbxTab.Activate();
        tbxItem = tbxTab.ToolBoxItems.Item(1);
        MessageBox.Show("Toolbox item name: " + tbxItem.Name);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("ERROR: " + ex.Message);
    }
}

.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

ToolBoxTab3 Interface

EnvDTE90 Namespace