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IHelp.GetHelpInfo Method

Gets information about the context of the help request.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetHelpInfo ( _
    <OutAttribute> ByRef pdwHelpInfo As UInteger _
) As Integer
int GetHelpInfo(
    out uint pdwHelpInfo
)
int GetHelpInfo(
    [OutAttribute] unsigned int% pdwHelpInfo
)
abstract GetHelpInfo : 
        pdwHelpInfo:uint32 byref -> int
function GetHelpInfo(
    pdwHelpInfo : uint
) : int

Parameters

  • pdwHelpInfo
    Type: System.UInt32%

    [out] A set of bit flags. Most commonly used to indicate whether or not "What's This" Help mode is active.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an error code.

Remarks

COM Signature

From objtext.idl:

HRESULT IHelp::GetHelpInfo(
   [out] DWORD* pdwHelpInfo
);

Usage

To test for "What's This" Help mode, bit-and the parameter set by GetHelpInfo with the constant HELPINFO_WHATS_THIS_MODE_ON.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

IHelp Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop Namespace