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ToolBox.ActiveTab Property

Gets the currently selected item in the ToolBox.

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ActiveTab As ToolBoxTab
ToolBoxTab ActiveTab { get; }
property ToolBoxTab^ ActiveTab {
    ToolBoxTab^ get ();
}
abstract ActiveTab : ToolBoxTab with get
function get ActiveTab () : ToolBoxTab

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.ToolBoxTab
A ToolBoxTab object.

Examples

Sub ActiveTabExample()
    ' This activates a specific tab in the Toolbox.
    ' Define the variables and create an object reference to the IDE's  
    ' ToolBox object.
    Dim win As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindToolbox)
    Dim tlBox As ToolBox = win.Object
    Dim tbxTabs As ToolBoxTabs

    ' Create an object reference to the ToolBoxTabs object.
    tbxTabs = tlBox.ToolBoxTabs

    If tlBox.ActiveTab.Name <> "MyTab" Then
        ' Activate the second tab in the Toolbox.
        tbxTabs.Item(2).Activate()
    End If
End Sub

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ToolBox Interface

EnvDTE Namespace