ExtensionMethods.GetActiveTextViewAsync Method

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Extensibility
Assemblies:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Extensibility.dll, Microsoft.VisualStudio.Extensibility.Framework.dll
Packages:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Extensibility v17.9.2092, Microsoft.VisualStudio.Extensibility.Framework v17.9.2092

Gets the active text view on the IDE at the time context was created.

public static System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Microsoft.VisualStudio.Extensibility.Editor.ITextViewSnapshot?> GetActiveTextViewAsync (this Microsoft.VisualStudio.Extensibility.IClientContext clientContext, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken);
static member GetActiveTextViewAsync : Microsoft.VisualStudio.Extensibility.IClientContext * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Microsoft.VisualStudio.Extensibility.Editor.ITextViewSnapshot>
<Extension()>
Public Function GetActiveTextViewAsync (clientContext As IClientContext, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task(Of ITextViewSnapshot)

Parameters

clientContext
IClientContext

Client context to utilize.

cancellationToken
CancellationToken

Cancellation token to monitor.

Returns

Task<ITextViewSnapshot>

an instance of ITextViewSnapshot if there is an active text view, otherwise null.

Applies to