Window.LinkedWindows Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: EnvDTE

Assembly:: EnvDTE.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.11.40262

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Gets a collection of all linked windows contained in the linked window frame.

public:
 property EnvDTE::LinkedWindows ^ LinkedWindows { EnvDTE::LinkedWindows ^ get(); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(116)]
public EnvDTE.LinkedWindows LinkedWindows { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(116)] get; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(116)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(116)>]
member this.LinkedWindows : EnvDTE.LinkedWindows

Public ReadOnly Property LinkedWindows As LinkedWindows

Property Value

LinkedWindows

A LinkedWindows collection.

Attributes: DispIdAttribute

Examples

Sub LinkedWindowsExample()  
   Dim Frame As Window  
   Dim w1 As Window = _  
   DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer)  
   Dim w2 As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput)  
   Dim w3 As Window = _  
   DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow)  

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

   ' Add another tool window, the Command window, to the frame with   
   ' the other two.  
   Frame.LinkedWindows.Add(w3)  
   MsgBox("Total number of windows in the linked window frame: " & _  
   Frame.LinkedWindows.Count)  

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

   ' Resize the height of the Command window.  
   Frame.LinkedWindows.Item(3).Height = 800  
   MsgBox("Now undocking the Command window from the frame.")  

   ' Undock the Command window from the frame.  
   Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w3)  
End Sub

Remarks

Only windows that are linked to others have a LinkedWindows collection. For unlinked windows, LinkedWindows returns Nothing.

Applies to

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