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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

See Also

Reference

ToolBoxTab3 Interface

EnvDTE90 Namespace