Window.ObjectKind Property
Gets the type of the Window object, which is a GUID string representing the tool contained in the window.
Namespace: EnvDTE
Assembly: EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
ReadOnly Property ObjectKind As String
'Usage
Dim instance As Window
Dim value As String
value = instance.ObjectKind
string ObjectKind { get; }
property String^ ObjectKind {
String^ get ();
}
function get ObjectKind () : String
Property Value
Type: System.String
A string containing a GUID representing the tool contained in the window.
Remarks
The GUID can be used as an index to Window.Item.
Examples
Sub CaptionExample()
Dim Frame As Window
Dim w1 As Window = _
DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer)
Dim w2 As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput)
' Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer
' and Ouput windows together inside it.
Frame = DTE.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame(w1, w2, _
vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked)
MsgBox("Total number of windows in the linked window frame: " & _
Frame.LinkedWindows.Count)
' View some window properties.
MsgBox("Window ObjectKind property value: " & Frame.ObjectKind)
MsgBox("Window Caption: " & Frame.Caption)
' Resize the entire linked window frame.
Frame.Width = 500
Frame.Height = 600
Frame.Left = 100
MsgBox("Frame height and width changed. Now changing Command window _
height.")
End Sub
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.