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VisualizerDevelopmentHost Constructor (Object, Type)

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.DebuggerVisualizers
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.DebuggerVisualizers (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.DebuggerVisualizers.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    objectToVisualize As Object, _
    visualizer As Type _
)
public VisualizerDevelopmentHost(
    Object objectToVisualize,
    Type visualizer
)
public:
VisualizerDevelopmentHost(
    Object^ objectToVisualize, 
    Type^ visualizer
)
new : 
        objectToVisualize:Object * 
        visualizer:Type -> VisualizerDevelopmentHost
public function VisualizerDevelopmentHost(
    objectToVisualize : Object, 
    visualizer : Type
)

Parameters

  • objectToVisualize
    Type: Object

    The data object you want to show in the visualizer. If you are testing a String visualizer, for example, this parameter would be a String that you want to show in the visualizer.

  • visualizer
    Type: Type

Remarks

Constructor to create a visualizer development hostby using a data object that you want to test the visualizer on and a type that identifies the visualizer class.

Examples

// MyVisualizer is the class you write to create the visualizer 
public class MyVisualizer : DialogDebuggerVisualizer
{
   // Here is where you put the methods to show your visualizer.
   // They are ommitted here for clarity.
   // ...
...// The following method creates and shows the visualizer development host: 
   public static void TestShowVisualizer(object MyDataObject)
   {
      // This statement creates the host:
      VisualizerDevelopmentHost visualizerHost = new VisualizerDevelopmentHost (MyDataObject, typeof(MyVisualizer));
      // This statement calls the host to show the visualizer:
      visualizerHost.ShowVisualizer();
   }
}

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See Also

Reference

VisualizerDevelopmentHost Class

VisualizerDevelopmentHost Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.DebuggerVisualizers Namespace