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IVsHelpSystem Interface

Provides access to the help system.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<InterfaceTypeAttribute()> _
<GuidAttribute("854D7AC0-BC3D-11D0-B421-00A0C90F9DC4")> _
Public Interface IVsHelpSystem
[InterfaceTypeAttribute()]
[GuidAttribute("854D7AC0-BC3D-11D0-B421-00A0C90F9DC4")]
public interface IVsHelpSystem
[InterfaceTypeAttribute()]
[GuidAttribute(L"854D7AC0-BC3D-11D0-B421-00A0C90F9DC4")]
public interface class IVsHelpSystem
[<InterfaceTypeAttribute()>]
[<GuidAttribute("854D7AC0-BC3D-11D0-B421-00A0C90F9DC4")>]
type IVsHelpSystem =  interface end
public interface IVsHelpSystem

The IVsHelpSystem type exposes the following members.

Methods

  Name Description
Public method ActivateHelpSystem Starts the Help system and displays the table of contents.
Public method ALinkSearch Performs an Alink search based on the word, flags, and context.
Public method DisplayTopicFromIdentifier Displays a topic based on an identifier.
Public method DisplayTopicFromURL Displays a topic using a URL and options.
Public method FullTextSearchDlg Displays the full text search dialog.
Public method GetCurrentURL Retrieves the URL of the topic currently displayed in the topic window.
Public method KeywordSearch Performs an F1 search based on a keyword, flags, and context.
Public method KeywordSearchDlg Displays the keyword search dialog pre-populated with the keyword.
Public method Reserved Infrastructure.

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Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop Namespace