Help2.Search Method
Selects the Search dialog box.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Sub Search
'Usage
Dim instance As Help2
instance.Search()
void Search()
void Search()
function Search()
Implements
Examples
Create a Visual Studio add-in by using Visual C# as described in How to: Create an Add-In. Add references to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp, Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80, and System.Windows.Forms. Replace the code in the OnConnection method in the Connect.cs file with the following code. Run the code example as described in How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.
using System;
using Extensibility;
using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application,
ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
_applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
_addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
HelpSearchexample(_applicationObject);
}
public void HelpSearchexample(DTE2 dte)
{
// Sets focus on the Search window.
try
{
Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80.Help2 help2 =
(Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80.Help2)_applicationObject.GetObject
("Help2");
// Set focus on Search window.
help2.Search();
}
catch (SystemException ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("ERROR: " + ex);
}
}
.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.