WindowConfiguration.Apply(Boolean) Method
Definition
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Invokes a previously saved named window configuration.
void Apply(bool FromCustomViews = true);
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)]
public void Apply (bool FromCustomViews = true);
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)>]
abstract member Apply : bool -> unit
Public Sub Apply (Optional FromCustomViews As Boolean = true)
Parameters
- FromCustomViews
- Boolean
If this is true
, the named view in the custom window configuration persistence is the search target. If this is false
, then the installed, predefined persistence of window configurations is searched. The default is true
.
- Attributes
Examples
Sub ApplyExample(dte as DTE)
' Set references to all necessary objects.
Dim colWinConfig As WindowConfigurations
Dim objWinConfig As WindowConfiguration
colWinConfig = dte.WindowConfigurations
objWinConfig = colWinConfig.Item(2)
' List the current window configuration, then set it to another
' one.
MsgBox("Current active window configuration: " & _
colWinConfig.ActiveConfigurationName)
objWinConfig.Apply()
MsgBox("Current active window configuration: " & _
colWinConfig.ActiveConfigurationName)
End Sub
void ApplyExample(_DTE dte)
{
// Set references to all necessary objects.
WindowConfigurations colWinConfig;
WindowConfiguration objWinConfig;
colWinConfig = dte.WindowConfigurations;
objWinConfig = colWinConfig.Item(2);
// List the current window configuration, then set it to another
// one.
MessageBox.Show("Current active window configuration: " +
colWinConfig.ActiveConfigurationName);
objWinConfig.Apply(false);
MessageBox.Show("Current active window configuration: " +
colWinConfig.ActiveConfigurationName);
}
Remarks
You can save your current window layout in the Visual Studio environment as a named window configuration. Use the Item method of the WindowConfigurations collection to navigate to the desired configuration, and then use the Apply method to recall the configuration.