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Manages the text view of an editor window and contains methods to manage the text view. The view is essentially the editor window shown in the user interface (UI).

The IVsTextView type exposes the following members.

Methods

 

Name

Description

Public method

AddCommandFilter

Adds a command filter to the existing chain of command filters.

Public method

CenterColumns

Places the specified column of text in the center of the view.

Public method

CenterLines

Places the specified lines of text in the center of the view.

Public method

ClearSelection

Clears the current selection.

Public method

CloseView

Closes and unregisters a view with the view manager.

Public method

EnsureSpanVisible

Ensures that text is in view, both vertically and horizontally.

Public method

GetBuffer

Returns the current contents of the text buffer.

Public method

GetCaretPos

Returns the line and column index of the cursor position.

Public method

GetLineAndColumn

Converts a text stream position to a line and column index.

Public method

GetLineHeight

Returns the pixel height of a line.

Public method

GetNearestPosition

Converts a line and column index to a text stream position.

Public method

GetPointOfLineColumn

Returns the coordinates for the upper left corner of a particular line and column.

Public method

GetScrollInfo

Returns the core text editor's scroll bar settings for the specified scroll bar.

Public method

GetSelectedText

Returns a copy of the selected text.

Public method

GetSelection

Returns the text span corresponding to the current selection, if there is one.

Public method

GetSelectionDataObject

Returns a copy of the selected text in IDataObject interface format.

Public method

GetSelectionMode

Returns the current selection mode.

Public method

GetSelectionSpan

Returns the text span associated with a selection.

Public method

GetTextStream

Returns a specified stream of text in a string.

Public method

GetWindowHandle

Returns the window handle for this view.

Public method

GetWordExtent

Returns the current word extent.

Public method

HighlightMatchingBrace

Highlights the matching brace in a language construct.

Public method

Initialize

Creates the view and allows clients to specify one or more TextViewInitFlags options.

Public method

PositionCaretForEditing

Puts the caret in a position suitable for editing a function.

Public method

RemoveCommandFilter

Removes a command filter from the chain of command filters.

Public method

ReplaceTextOnLine

Replaces line text.

Public method

RestrictViewRange

Method information is not provided. Method is not implemented.

Public method

SendExplicitFocus

Sends explicit focus to the window.

Public method

SetBuffer

Associates a text buffer with the view.

Public method

SetCaretPos

Sets the coordinates of the end point of a selection.

Public method

SetScrollPosition

Sets the core text editor's scroll bar settings for the specified scroll bar.

Public method

SetSelection

Selects specified text.

Public method

SetSelectionMode

Sets the selection mode.

Public method

SetTopLine

Sets the top line in the view to the baseline.

Public method

UpdateCompletionStatus

Used for word completion control.

Public method

UpdateTipWindow

Updates the tip window.

Public method

UpdateViewFrameCaption

Forces the view to update its frame window caption, such as "[Read only]".

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Reference

IVsTextView Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop Namespace