IVsTextBuffer.LockBuffer Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.11.40262

Has no effect. Deprecated.

public:
 int LockBuffer();

public:
 int LockBuffer();

int LockBuffer();

public int LockBuffer ();

abstract member LockBuffer : unit -> int

Public Function LockBuffer () As Integer

Returns

Int32

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an error code.

Remarks

Starting in Visual Studio 2010, you should access the text buffer on the UI thread, not on background threads. The text buffer no longer gets locked when you call LockBuffer or LockBufferEx. Similarly, the UnlockBuffer and UnlockBufferEx methods no longer have any effect.

COM Signature

From textmgr.idl:

HRESULT IVsTextBuffer::LockBuffer();