System.Gadget.SideShow Object

Defines the properties, methods, and events that provide Windows Sidebar functionality on Windows Vista SideShow devices.

Members

The System.Gadget.SideShow object defines the following members:

  • Methods
  • Events

Methods

The System.Gadget.SideShow object defines the following methods.

Method Description
addImage

Adds an image element to the SideShow device.

addText

Adds a text element to the SideShow device.

enabled

Retrieves whether SideShow is supported.

remove

Removes an element specified by a content ID.

removeAll

Removes all gadget content.

setFriendlyName

The display name for the SideShow gadget.

 

Events

The System.Gadget.SideShow object defines the following event.

Event Description
applicationEvent

Event fired when a SideShow device event occurs.

Note  applicationEvent is not fully supported in Sidebar.

 

Requirements

Minimum supported client Windows Vista
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008
IDL Sidebar.idl
DLL Sidebar.Exe version 1.0 or later

See Also

Other Resources

Windows SideShow: MSDN

Windows SideShow: Windows Hardware Developer Central

 

 

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Build date: 2/24/2010

Build type: SDK