OutputWindow.Parent Property

Gets the immediate parent object of an OutputWindow object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property Parent As Window

Window Parent { get; }

property Window^ Parent {
    Window^ get ();
}

abstract Parent : Window with get

function get Parent () : Window

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.Window
A Window object.

Remarks

The Parent property returns the immediate parent to the object or collection. To get the containing collection, use the OutputWindowPanes property.

Examples

Sub ParentExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)

    ' Retrieve and show the Output window.
    Dim outWin As OutputWindow = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow
    outWin.Parent.AutoHides = False
    outWin.Parent.Activate()

    ' Find the "Pane1" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    ' create it.
    Dim pane1 As OutputWindowPane
    Try
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane1")
    Catch
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane1")
    End Try

    ' Find the "Pane2" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    ' create it.
    Dim pane2 As OutputWindowPane
    Try
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane2")
    Catch
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane2")
    End Try

    MsgBox("The active Output window pane is " & _
        outWin.ActivePane.Name)

    If MsgBox("Activate Pane1?", MsgBoxStyle.YesNo) = _
        MsgBoxResult.Yes Then
        pane1.Activate()
    End If

    MsgBox("The active Output window pane is " & _
        outWin.ActivePane.Name)

End Sub

public void ParentExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    // Retrieve and show the Output window.
    OutputWindow outWin = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow;
    outWin.Parent.AutoHides = false;
    outWin.Parent.Activate();

    // Find the "Pane1" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    // create it.
    OutputWindowPane pane1 = null;
    try
    {
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane1");
    }
    catch
    {
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane1");
    }

    // Find the "Pane2" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    // create it.
    OutputWindowPane pane2;
    try
    {
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane2");
    }
    catch
    {
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane2");
    }

    MessageBox.Show("The active Output window pane is " + 
        outWin.ActivePane.Name);

    if (MessageBox.Show("Activate Pane1?", "", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) 
        == DialogResult.Yes)
        pane1.Activate();

    MessageBox.Show("The active Output window pane is " + 
        outWin.ActivePane.Name);
}

.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

OutputWindow Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples