ToolBoxItems.Add(String, Object, vsToolBoxItemFormat) Method
Definition
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Creates a new item and adds it to the ToolBox.
EnvDTE::ToolBoxItem Add(std::wstring const & Name, winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable const & Data, EnvDTE::vsToolBoxItemFormat Format = EnvDTE.vsToolBoxItemFormat.vsToolBoxItemFormatText);
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(4)]
public EnvDTE.ToolBoxItem Add (string Name, object Data, EnvDTE.vsToolBoxItemFormat Format = EnvDTE.vsToolBoxItemFormat.vsToolBoxItemFormatText);
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(4)>]
abstract member Add : string * obj * EnvDTE.vsToolBoxItemFormat -> EnvDTE.ToolBoxItem
Public Function Add (Name As String, Data As Object, Optional Format As vsToolBoxItemFormat = EnvDTE.vsToolBoxItemFormat.vsToolBoxItemFormatText) As ToolBoxItem
Parameters
- Name
- String
Required. A string representing the caption of the new item.
- Data
- Object
Required. A variant representing the string, control, or other item to be added to the ToolBox.
- Format
- vsToolBoxItemFormat
Optional. A vsToolBoxItemFormat constant indicating the format of the new item.
Returns
A ToolBoxItem object.
- Attributes
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to add a text document to the ToolBox:
Sub ToolBoxAddExample1()
' This adds a Text item to the first tab of 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
' Add a new Text item to the first tab in the ToolBox.
tbxTabs.Item(1).ToolBoxItems.Add("New Text Item", "Some text to _
add to the document.", vsToolBoxItemFormat.vsToolBoxItemFormatText)
End Sub
The following example demonstrates how to add a .NET component to the ToolBox by using a path to the file. The component to be added must be a .NET control, such as a Visual Basic Windows Control Library component.
Sub ToolBoxItemAddExample2()
Try
Dim tlBox As ToolBox
tlBox = CType(DTE.Windows.Item(Constants. _
vsWindowKindToolbox).Object, EnvDTE.ToolBox)
' Create a new tab called "My Controls."
Dim tlBoxTab As ToolBoxTab = tlBox.ToolBoxTabs. _
Add("My Controls")
' Set focus to the new Toolbox tab.
tlBoxTab.Activate()
' Add a .NET control as a new control in the new ToolBox tab.
' The constant "vsToolBoxItemFormatDotNETComponent" alerts the
' ToolBox to the type of control you are adding.
tlBoxTab.ToolBoxItems.Add("MyDotNetControl", _
"C:\Libraries\ADotNetControl.dll", _
vsToolBoxItemFormat.vsToolBoxItemFormatDotNETComponent)
Catch ex As System.Exception
' Display any errors that occur.
MsgBox("ERROR: " & ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Remarks
This method fails if the ToolBoxItems collection belongs to a ToolBoxTab object that has been deleted, or if you attempt to add a tab with a name that already exists.
For the Data
argument, Visual C++ users can pass the IUnknown of the IDataObject.
When adding an assembly of Format
type vsToolBoxItemFormatDotNETComponent, the value passed to the Data
parameter can be in either of the following formats:
<AssemblyPath>
—Where "<AssemblyPath>" is a path and file name pointing to a managed assembly, such asC:\Libraries\MyAssembly.dll
. When you use this format, all classes within the .DLL are added to the ToolBox.<AssemblyNameInTheGAC>
—A single class listed as an assembly-qualified reference. Single classes can be added as controls, provided they are references to an assembly that is in the global assembly cache (GAC), such as:WindowControlLibrary1.UserControl1, WindowControlLibrary, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=<Your Token>
. (You would replace<Your Token>
with your public key token, which is required to add your assembly to the GAC.)