ToolWindowGuids Class

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.12.40391

Provides GUIDs that are used to identify Visual Studio tool windows.

public ref class ToolWindowGuids abstract

[Windows::Foundation::Metadata::WebHostHidden]
public ref class ToolWindowGuids abstract

[Windows::Foundation::Metadata::WebHostHidden]
class ToolWindowGuids abstract

public abstract class ToolWindowGuids

type ToolWindowGuids = class

Public MustInherit Class ToolWindowGuids

Inheritance

Object

ToolWindowGuids

Remarks

Note

This collection of GUIDs is specific to Visual Studio .NET 2003. All of these contexts are also included in the ToolWindowGuids80 collection for later versions of Visual Studio.

The various tool windows in Visual Studio have unique GUIDs assigned to them. These GUIDs can be used as a context which can be monitored through the SVsShellMonitorSelection service (see the AdviseSelectionEvents method). It is also possible to request the state of each tool window by using the methods of the IVsMonitorSelection interface, which in turn is obtained from the SVsShellMonitorSelection service.

VSPackages that have user interface (UI) elements can associate these UI elements with particular tool windows and dialog boxes. When the tool windows become active or inactive, the associated UI elements of the VSPackage are automatically activated or deactivated as well. The VSPackage makes this association between its own UI elements and the tool windows using the VISIBILITY_SECTION section of the Command Table Compiler (.ctc) file that is part of the VSPackage. You must manually copy the GUID for a tool window into your .ctc file. For example, if you want to have a menu item associated with the Find and Replace tool window, you must create a label for the FindReplace GUID:

#define guidFindReplace { 0xCF2DDC32, 0x8CAD, 0x11D2, { 0x93, 0x02, 0x00, 0x53, 0x45, 0x00, 0x00, 0x 00 } }  

You then use that definition in the VISIBLITY_SECTION of the .ctc file:

VISIBILITY_SECTION  
    // Command                        GUID when visible  
    guidMyCmdSet:cmdidMyMenuCommand,  guidFindReplace;  
VISIBILITY_END  

Constructors

ToolWindowGuids()

Fields

BrowserDoc	For internal use only.
ClassView	This tool window provides a list of all classes in a solution.
CommandWindow	This tool window provides a way to execute commands directly in the Visual Studio shell.
ContextWindow	This tool window provides links to help topics based on the current context.
DocOutline	This tool window provides an outline of an HTML file.
FindAdvanced	This tool window provides the ability to search files for a string.
FindReplace	This tool window provides the ability to search and replace on the currently opened file.
FindResults1	This tool window provides a list of the search results.
FindResults2	This tool window provides a second list of search results.
MacroExplorer	This tool window provides a list of macros available for use in the Visual Studio shell.
ObjectBrowser	This tool window provides a list of components installed on the system.
ObjectSearchResultsWindow	This tool window provides the results of searching for a symbol.
ObjectSearchWindow	This tool window provides the ability to search for a symbol.
Outputwindow	This tool window displays any output generated by a build process or a program being debugged.
PropertyBrowser	This tool window provides a list of properties associated with the currently selected file or project in Solution Explorer.
ResourceView	This tool window provides a list of resources available in a project.
ServerExplorer	This tool window provides a list of servers used for connecting to databases.
SolutionExplorer	This tool window provides a list of projects and their files in a solution.
TaskList	This tool window provides a list of user-specified tasks to be accomplished for a project.
Toolbox	This tool window provides a list of components that can be added to a project, typically through the Windows Forms designer.