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OutputWindow.Parent Property

Gets the immediate parent object of an OutputWindow object.

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

Syntax

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

Property Value

Type: EnvDTE.Window
A Window object.

Remarks

The Parent property returns the immediate parent to the object or collection. To get the containing collection, use the OutputWindowPanes property.

Examples

Sub ParentExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)

    ' Retrieve and show the Output window.
    Dim outWin As OutputWindow = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow
    outWin.Parent.AutoHides = False
    outWin.Parent.Activate()

    ' Find the "Pane1" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    ' create it.
    Dim pane1 As OutputWindowPane
    Try
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane1")
    Catch
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane1")
    End Try

    ' Find the "Pane2" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    ' create it.
    Dim pane2 As OutputWindowPane
    Try
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane2")
    Catch
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane2")
    End Try

    MsgBox("The active Output window pane is " & _
        outWin.ActivePane.Name)

    If MsgBox("Activate Pane1?", MsgBoxStyle.YesNo) = _
        MsgBoxResult.Yes Then
        pane1.Activate()
    End If

    MsgBox("The active Output window pane is " & _
        outWin.ActivePane.Name)

End Sub
public void ParentExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    // Retrieve and show the Output window.
    OutputWindow outWin = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow;
    outWin.Parent.AutoHides = false;
    outWin.Parent.Activate();

    // Find the "Pane1" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    // create it.
    OutputWindowPane pane1 = null;
    try
    {
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane1");
    }
    catch
    {
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane1");
    }

    // Find the "Pane2" Output window pane; if it does not exist, 
    // create it.
    OutputWindowPane pane2;
    try
    {
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane2");
    }
    catch
    {
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane2");
    }

    MessageBox.Show("The active Output window pane is " + 
        outWin.ActivePane.Name);

    if (MessageBox.Show("Activate Pane1?", "", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) 
        == DialogResult.Yes)
        pane1.Activate();

    MessageBox.Show("The active Output window pane is " + 
        outWin.ActivePane.Name);
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

OutputWindow Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

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