Package.FindToolWindow(Type, Int32, Boolean) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.14.0.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0.dll

Package:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0 v17.12.40392

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Gets the tool window corresponding to the specified type and ID.

public:
 Microsoft::VisualStudio::Shell::ToolWindowPane ^ FindToolWindow(Type ^ toolWindowType, int id, bool create);

public Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ToolWindowPane FindToolWindow (Type toolWindowType, int id, bool create);

member this.FindToolWindow : Type * int * bool -> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ToolWindowPane

Public Function FindToolWindow (toolWindowType As Type, id As Integer, create As Boolean) As ToolWindowPane

Parameters

toolWindowType: Type

Type of the window to be created

id: Int32

Instance ID

create: Boolean

Create if none exist?

Returns

ToolWindowPane

An instance of a class derived from ToolWindowPane or null if the tool window doesn't derive from ToolWindowPane.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

toolWindowType is null.

ArgumentException

toolWindowType is not derived from ToolWindowPane. toolWindowType does not have a public constructor .

Examples

private void OnMyMenuCommand(object sender, EventArgs e)  
{  

    // Locates the tool window. This uses IVSUIShell.FindToolWindow  
    // to locate an existing tool window. Because true is passed  
    // here as the last parameter, the tool window is created  
    // if it does not exist in Visual Studio.  
    ToolWindowPane w = _package.FindToolWindow(typeof(MyToolWindow), 0, true);  

// Shows the tool window. This calls CreateToolWindow  
// on IVSUIShell if the tool window does not exist yet.  
    w.Show();  

}

Remarks

The FindToolWindow method returns a tool window and creates it if requested.

Applies to

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