ProvideToolWindowAttribute Class

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07/12/2014

Notifies Visual Studio that a VSPackage owns a tool window.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.RegistrationAttribute
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ProvideToolWindowAttribute

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple := True, Inherited := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class ProvideToolWindowAttribute _
    Inherits RegistrationAttribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
public sealed class ProvideToolWindowAttribute : RegistrationAttribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
public ref class ProvideToolWindowAttribute sealed : public RegistrationAttribute

[<Sealed>]
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)>]
type ProvideToolWindowAttribute =  
    class 
        inherit RegistrationAttribute 
    end

public final class ProvideToolWindowAttribute extends RegistrationAttribute

The ProvideToolWindowAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ProvideToolWindowAttribute	Initializes a new instance of ProvideToolWindowAttribute.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	DockedHeight
	DockedWidth
	DocumentLikeTool
	Height	Gets or sets the default height of the tool window.
	MultiInstances	Determines whether multiple instances of the tool window are allowed.
	Orientation	Gets or sets the default orientation for the tool window relative to the window specified by the Window property.
	PositionX	Gets or sets the default horizontal value of the top left corner of the tool window.
	PositionY	Gets or sets the vertical value of the top left corner of the tool window.
	Style	Gets or sets the default docking style for the tool window.
	ToolType	Gets or sets the type of the tool window.
	Transient	Gets or sets whether the tool window should not be reopened when the IDE restarts.
	TypeId	Gets the current instance of this attribute. (Inherited from RegistrationAttribute.)
	Width	Gets or sets the default width of the tool window.
	Window	Gets or sets the GUID of the default window on which the tool window should be docked.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetHashCode	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	IsDefaultAttribute	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	Match	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	Register	Registers the tool window. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Register(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Unregister	Removes the registry key for the tool window. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Unregister(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	_Attribute.GetIDsOfNames	Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute.GetTypeInfo	Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount	Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute.Invoke	Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)

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Remarks

When to Call

Implement the ProvideToolWindowAttribute class when a VSPackage implements one or more tool windows.

Basic Usage

This attribute declares that a specific VSPackage owns a tool window. It also helps determine the positioning and persistence of the tool window when it is created. To use ProvideToolWindowAttribute, place it on a package class derived from Package or implementing IVsPackage.

This attribute is only used to provide data for external registration tools. It does not have any effect on the runtime behavior of the VSPackage.

Registry Entries

The ProvideToolWindowAttribute class creates the following registry entries:
<VSROOT>\ToolWindows\{ToolWindowGuid}
<VSROOT>\ToolWindows\{ToolWindowGuid}\@={ToolWindowTypeGuid}
<VSROOT>\ToolWindows\{ToolWindowGuid}\Name=ToolWindowName
The following registry entries are optional:
<VSROOT>\ToolWindows\{ToolWindowGuid}\Float=FloatPosition
<VSROOT>\ToolWindows\{ToolWindowGuid}\Style=ToolWindowStyle
<VSROOT>\ToolWindows\{ToolWindowGuid}\Window=DockWith
<VSROOT>\ToolWindows\{ToolWindowGuid}\Orientation=ToolWindowOrientation

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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