Source::MethodTip Method (IVsTextView^, Int32, Int32, TokenInfo^)
Displays an IntelliSense method tip showing a method's signature as it is entered.
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.14.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.14.0.dll)
public: virtual void MethodTip( IVsTextView^ textView, int line, int index, TokenInfo^ info )
Parameters
- textView
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Type:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop::IVsTextView^
An IVsTextView object representing the view containing the source file.
- line
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Type:
System::Int32
The line number where the user is entering text.
- index
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Type:
System::Int32
The offset into the line where the user is entering text.
- info
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Type:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package::TokenInfo^
A TokenInfo object representing the token that triggered the method tip (typically, this is the parameter list start character, end character, or parameter separator character).
This method displays the method tip and updates the text on the tip based on what the user has typed so far.
The base method executes a parse at the given location with the reason MethodTip. A list of overloaded methods matching the method name is created from the parse and these are displayed in the tool tip by calling the Refresh method. If any error occurs, the tool tip is immediately dismissed.
See IntelliSense Parameter Info (Managed Package Framework) for details on how the IntelliSense Method Tip feature can be supported in a language service.