Help::ShowHelp Method (Control^, String^, String^)
Displays the contents of the Help file found at the specified URL for a specific keyword.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Parameters
- parent
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Type:
System.Windows.Forms::Control^
A Control that identifies the parent of the Help dialog box.
- url
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Type:
System::String^
The path and name of the Help file.
- keyword
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Type:
System::String^
The keyword to display Help for.
The url parameter can be of the form C:\path\sample.chm or /folder/file.htm.
If you provide the keyword null, the table of contents for the Help file will be displayed.
The following code example displays a form with three buttons that can be used to interact with the mspaint.chm Help file. The Show Help Index button displays the Index tab for the Help file. The Show Help button displays content in the Help file based on the value that is selected in the Help Navigator list. The Show Keyword button displays content in the Help file based on the keyword that is specified in the Keyword text box.
For example, to show the Ovals Help page by the index value, select the HelpNavigator::KeywordIndex value in the Help Navigator drop-down list, type ovals in the Parameter text box, and then click the Show Help button. To show the "To paint with a brush" Help topic by the keyword, type mspaint.chm::/paint_brush.htm in the Keyword text box, and then click the Show Keyword button.
This example shows only the call to the ShowHelp method. See the Help class overview for the complete code example.
for accessing an HTML Help file through an HTTP request. Associated enumeration: NetworkAccess::Connect
for accessing an HTML Help file not served from an HTTP server. Associated enumeration: UnmanagedCode
Available since 1.1