System.Gadget.SideShow.enabled method

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2018-05-31

[The Windows Gadget Platform/Sidebar is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions. ]

Retrieves whether SideShow is supported.

Syntax

bRetVal = System.Gadget.SideShow.enabled()

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Boolean that specifies the SideShow support.

Return value	Description
true	SideShow is supported.
false	SideShow is not supported.

Remarks

Verify that System.Gadget.SideShow.enabled returns true before using other System.Gadget.SideShow object members.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to determine whether SideShow is supported using enabled.

var sideshowEnabled = System.Gadget.SideShow.enabled();

if (sideshowEnabled) 
{
    // Do something.
}

Requirements


Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
End of client support	Windows 7
End of server support	Windows Server 2008
IDL	Sidebar.idl
DLL	Sidebar.Exe (version 1.00 or later)

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