ToolWindow Class

When overridden by a derived class, represents a tool window in the generated designer for a domain-specific language.

This API is not CLS-compliant. 

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.WindowPane
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Shell.ModelingWindowPane
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Shell.ToolWindow
        Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Shell.ModelExplorerToolWindow

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<CLSCompliantAttribute(False)> _
Public MustInherit Class ToolWindow _
    Inherits ModelingWindowPane

[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
public abstract class ToolWindow : ModelingWindowPane

[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
public ref class ToolWindow abstract : public ModelingWindowPane

[<AbstractClass>]
[<CLSCompliantAttribute(false)>]
type ToolWindow =  
    class 
        inherit ModelingWindowPane 
    end

public abstract class ToolWindow extends ModelingWindowPane

The ToolWindow type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ToolWindow	Initializes a new instance of the ToolWindow class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	ActiveInPlaceEditWindow	Gets and sets the active window for in-place editing. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	BitmapIndex	When overriden in a derived class, gets the index of the bitmap that appears next to the name of the tool window.
	BitmapResource	When overriden in a derived class, gets the resource ID of the bitmap that appears next to the name of the tool window.
	Content	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	DocData	Gets a document in memory.
	EnableUndo	Gets the tool window and enables the Undo command.
	Frame	Gets the IVsWindowFrame that corresponds to this window.. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	HasSelectableObjects	Gets the tool window disables the Select Objects command if a document is not loaded. (Overrides ModelingWindowPane.HasSelectableObjects.)
	HasToolBar	Gets the tool window and verifies whether it should have a toolbar.
	HelpService	Gets the help service. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	InitializationMode	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	MenuService	Gets the menu command service. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	PrimarySelection	Gets the primary selected element in the window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	SelectedElements	Gets the elements that are selected in the window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	SelectionCount	Gets the number of elements that are selected in the window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	SelectionHelpService	Gets the selection help service. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	ServiceProvider	Gets the service provider that is local to this window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	ToolBarHost	Gets the IVsToolWindowToolbarHost interface, which determines how toolbars appear in the tool window.
	ToolWindowFont	Gets the font to use for the tool window.
	Window	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	WindowTitle	Gets the title of the tool window.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CommitPendingEditForCommand	When implemented in a derived class, specifies whether pending edits should be committed before a command is executed. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	CountAllObjects	Gets the number of elements in the window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	CountObjects	Counts the number of elements in the window pane or in the current selection. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	CountSelectedObjects	Gets the number of elements in the current selection. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	Dispose()	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	Dispose(Boolean)	Releases the unmanaged resources used by the ToolWindow and optionally releases the managed resources. (Overrides ModelingWindowPane.Dispose(Boolean).)
	DoSelectObjects	When implemented in a derived class, selects elements in the window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetAllObjects	Gets all elements in the window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	GetComponentSelected	Specifies whether the given component is selected. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	GetContainerSelected	Specifies whether the given container is selected. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetObjects	Gets either the elements that are currently selected or the elements that can be selected in the window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	GetSelectedComponents	Gets the components that are selected in the window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	GetSelectedObjects	Gets the elements that are selected in the window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	GetService	Gets the service of the specified type. Override this method to return the custom menu command service (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	GetSite	Gets the site that was set with SetSite. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Hide	Hides the window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	Initialize	Initializes a new instance of the ToolWindow class. (Overrides WindowPane.Initialize().)
	LoadUIState	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	OnAfterToolWindowCreate	Post-creation initialization.
	OnClose	Removes window pane objects from the shortcut menu selection when the window pane is closed. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	OnCreate	Creates a tool window. (Overrides WindowPane.OnCreate().)
	OnDocumentWindowChanged	Notifies derived classes if a user makes a change in the document window.
	OnSelectionChanged	Notifies event listeners after the selection changes. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	OnSelectionChanging	Notifies event listeners before the selection changes. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	OnToolWindowCreate	Listens for frame changes in a document window
	PreProcessMessage	Handles window messages. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	SaveUIState	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	SelectObjects	Selects elements in the window pane. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	SetSelectedComponents(ICollection)	Adds the specified components into the selection container and notifies the shell of the selection change. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	SetSelectedComponents(ICollection, SelectionTypes)	Not currently implemented. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	SetSite	Initializes the window pane in the environment. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	Show	Displays the window pane, brings it to the front, and makes it the active window. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	ShowNoActivate	Displays the window pane, brings it to the front, but does not make it the active window. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	SelectionChanged	Fired after the selection in the window pane has changed. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)
	SelectionChanging	Fired before the selection in the window pane changes. (Inherited from ModelingWindowPane.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	IVsWindowPane.ClosePane	Obsolete. (Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsUIElementPane.CloseUIElementPane	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsWindowPane.CreatePaneWindow	Obsolete. (Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsUIElementPane.CreateUIElementPane	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IOleCommandTarget.Exec	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsWindowPane.GetDefaultSize	Obsolete. (Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsUIElementPane.GetDefaultUIElementSize	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IServiceProvider.GetService	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsUIElementPane.LoadUIElementState	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsWindowPane.LoadViewState	Obsolete. (Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IOleCommandTarget.QueryStatus	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsUIElementPane.SaveUIElementState	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsWindowPane.SaveViewState	Obsolete. (Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsWindowPane.SetSite	Obsolete. (Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsUIElementPane.SetUIElementSite	(Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsWindowPane.TranslateAccelerator	Obsolete. (Inherited from WindowPane.)
	IVsUIElementPane.TranslateUIElementAccelerator	(Inherited from WindowPane.)

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Remarks

Before you can add a tool window to the generated designer, you must register the window. For more information, see [Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Shell.ModelingPackage].

Examples

The following example adds a tool window called Custom Tool Window to a domain-specific language project that is named RegisterTools. When you open your project in the generated designer, the tab for this window appears next to Solution Explorer. When you click this tab, a label that reads This is the custom tool window appears in the middle of the tool window.

This code registers the tool window:

using VSShellInterop = Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop;
using VSShell = Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell;
using DslShell = Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Shell;
using DslDesign = Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Design;
using VSTextTemplatingHost = Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating.VSHost;

namespace MS.RegisterTools.DslPackage
{
    [VSShell::ProvideToolWindowVisibility(typeof(CustomToolWindow), 
              Constants.RegisterToolsEditorFactoryId)]
    [VSShell::ProvideToolWindow(typeof(CustomToolWindow), 
              MultiInstances = false, 
              Style = VSShell::VsDockStyle.Tabbed, 
              Orientation = VSShell::ToolWindowOrientation.Right, 
              Window = "{3AE79031-E1BC-11D0-8F78-00A0C9110057}")]

    internal partial class RegisterToolsPackage
    {
        //Initializes the base class for the package
        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            base.Initialize();

            //Registers the custom tool window
            this.AddToolWindow(typeof(CustomToolWindow));
        }
    }
}

This code defines the tool window:

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using VSShellInterop = Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop;
using VSShell = Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell;
using DslShell = Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Shell;
using DslDesign = Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Design;
using VSTextTemplatingHost = Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating.VSHost;

namespace MS.RegisterTools.DslPackage
{

    //Creates a tool window and gives it a title, icon, and label
    internal class CustomToolWindow : DslShell.ToolWindow
    {

        //defines a label
  private Label myLabel;
        
        //creates the tool window
  public CustomToolWindow(IServiceProvider serviceProvider) : base(serviceProvider)
  { 
  }

        //gets the icon for the tool window
        protected override int BitmapResource
        {
            get { return 104; }
        }

        //gets the index for the icon
        protected override int BitmapIndex
        {
            get { return 0; }
        }

        //gets the name of the tool window
        public override string WindowTitle
        {
            get { return "Custom Window"; }
        }

        //sets up a label
  protected override void OnToolWindowCreate()
  {
      this.myLabel = new Label();
this.myLabel.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
this.myLabel.Text = "This is the custom tool window";
   }

        //puts a label on the tool window
  public override System.Windows.Forms.IWin32Window Window
  {
       get { return this.myLabel; }
  }
    }
}

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.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Shell Namespace