LinkedWindows.Add(Window) Method

Definition

Namespace:

EnvDTE

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop v17.11.40262

Adds a window to the collection of currently linked windows.

public:
 void Add(EnvDTE::Window ^ Window);

public:
 void Add(EnvDTE::Window ^ Window);

void Add(EnvDTE::Window const & Window);

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(203)]
public void Add (EnvDTE.Window Window);

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(203)>]
abstract member Add : EnvDTE.Window -> unit

Public Sub Add (Window As Window)

Parameters

Window

Window

Required. The Window object to add to the LinkedWindows collection.

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

Examples

Sub AddExample()  
   Dim Frame As Window  
   Dim w1 As Window = _  
   DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer)  
   Dim w2 As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput)  
   Dim w3 As Window =   
   DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow)  

   ' Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer   
   ' and the Ouput window together inside it.  
   Frame = DTE.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame(w1, w2, _  
   vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked)  
   MsgBox("Total number of windows in the linked window frame: " & _  
   Frame.LinkedWindows.Count)  

   ' Add another tool window, the Command window, to the frame with   
   ' the other two.  
   Frame.LinkedWindows.Add(w3)  
   MsgBox("Total number of windows in the linked window frame: " & _  
   Frame.LinkedWindows.Count)  

   ' Resize the entire linked window frame.  
   Frame.Width = 500  
   Frame.Height = 600  
   MsgBox("Frame height and width changed. Now changing Command window _  
   height.")  

   ' Resize the height of the Command window.  
   Frame.LinkedWindows.Item(3).Height = 800  
   MsgBox("Now undocking the Command window from the frame.")  

   ' Undock the Command window from the frame.  
   Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w3)  
End Sub