Window2.ObjectKind Property

Gets the type of the Window.Object object, which is a GUID string representing the tool contained in the window.

Namespace:  EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ObjectKind As String

string ObjectKind { get; }

property String^ ObjectKind {
    String^ get ();
}

abstract ObjectKind : string with get

function get ObjectKind () : String

Property Value

Type: String
A string containing a GUID representing the tool contained in the window.

Remarks

The GUID can be used as an index to Window.Item.

Examples

This example creates a linked window frame, adds the Output Window and Solution Explorer to the linked frame as docked windows, displays the Window2.ObjectKind and other properties, resizes the linked window frame, and then undocks the windows from the frame.

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
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)
    ObjectKindExample(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Sub ObjectKindExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    Dim Frame As Window2
    Dim w1 As Window2 = _
 CType(_applicationObject.Windows.Item _
(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer), Window2)
    Dim w2 As Window2 = _
 CType(_applicationObject.Windows.Item _
(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput), Window2)
    ' Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer 
    ' and the Ouput window together inside it.
    Frame = CType(_applicationObject.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame _
(w1, w2, vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked), Window2)
    MsgBox("Total number of windows in the linked window frame: " _
    & Frame.LinkedWindows.Count)
    ' View some window properties.
    MsgBox("Window ObjectKind property value: " & Frame.ObjectKind)
    Frame.Width = 500
    Frame.Height = 600
    Frame.Left = 100
    MsgBox("Frame height and width changed.")
    MsgBox("Undocking the windows.")
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w1)
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w2)
End Sub

using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application,
 ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    ObjectKindExample(_applicationObject);
}
public void ObjectKindExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    Window2 Frame;
    Window2 w1 = (Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.Item
(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer);
    Window2 w2 = (Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.Item
(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput);
    // Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer 
   // and the Ouput window together inside it.
Frame = (Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame
(w1, w2, vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked);
    MessageBox.Show("Total number of windows in the linked 
window frame: " + Frame.LinkedWindows.Count);
    // View some window properties.
    MessageBox.Show("Window ObjectKind property value: " 
+ Frame.ObjectKind);
    Frame.Width = 500;
    Frame.Height = 600;
    Frame.Left = 100;
    MessageBox.Show("Frame height and width changed.");
    MessageBox.Show("Undocking the windows.");
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w1);
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w2);
}

.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.

See Also

Reference

Window2 Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace