ToolWindows.OutputWindow Property

Gets the OutputWindow object.

Namespace:  EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property OutputWindow As OutputWindow
OutputWindow OutputWindow { get; }
property OutputWindow^ OutputWindow {
    OutputWindow^ get ();
}
abstract OutputWindow : OutputWindow with get
function get OutputWindow () : OutputWindow

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.OutputWindow
An OutputWindow object.

Examples

This example adds an Output Window, titled "My output", activates it, adds some text to it, and then clears it. For more information about how to run this example as an add-in, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Public Sub OnConnection(ByVal application As Object, _
 ByVal connectMode As ext_ConnectMode, ByVal addInInst As Object, _
 ByRef custom As Array) Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection
    _applicationObject = CType(application, DTE2)
    _addInInstance = CType(addInInst, AddIn)
    OutputWindowManip(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Public Sub OutputWindowManip(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    Dim myOut As OutputWindow
    myOut = _applicationObject.ToolWindows.OutputWindow
    Dim myPane As OutputWindowPane
    MsgBox("Creating an output window.")
    myPane = myOut.OutputWindowPanes.Add("My output")
    myPane.Activate()
    MsgBox("Adding some text to the output window...")
    myPane.OutputString("Adding some text to the output window.")
    MsgBox("Clear the text")
    myPane.Clear()
End Sub
using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application,
 ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    OutputWindowManip(_applicationObject);
}
public void OutputWindowManip(DTE2 dte)
{
    OutputWindow myOut;
    myOut = _applicationObject.ToolWindows.OutputWindow;
    OutputWindowPane myPane;
    MessageBox.Show("Creating an output window...");
    myPane = myOut.OutputWindowPanes.Add("My output");
    myPane.Activate();
    MessageBox.Show("Adding some text to the output window...");
    myPane.OutputString("Adding some text to the output window.");
    MessageBox.Show("Clear the text");
    myPane.Clear();
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ToolWindows Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace