ToolWindows Interface
Visual Studio 2015
Improves discoverability and usability of tool windows in the object model by providing easy access to the shell’s tool windows in their native types.
Assembly: EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CommandWindow | Gets the CommandWindow object. |
![]() | DTE | Gets the top-level extensibility object. |
![]() | ErrorList | Gets the list of errors displayed in the IDE. |
![]() | OutputWindow | Gets the OutputWindow object. |
![]() | SolutionExplorer | Gets a UIHierarchy object representing Solution Explorer. |
![]() | TaskList | Gets the TaskList object. |
![]() | ToolBox | Gets the ToolBox object. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | GetToolWindow(String^) | Allows the user to retrieve a window by its title. |
Visual Studio tool windows may be accessed through member properties. Other tool windows may be located with the GetToolWindow function.
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