IVsGlobalSearchUI Interface
Provides access to the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) global search user interface.
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.11.0.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ActiveResultsCategory | Gets the active category index. |
![]() | IsActive | Gets whether the global search control or its popup has focus. |
![]() | IsEnabled | Gets or sets the state of the global search UI. If true, the global search UI is enabled. If false, the global search UI is disabled. |
![]() | IsResultsListVisible | Sets whether the global search results popup is visible. If set to true, the global search results popup is visible. |
![]() | PreserveResults | Gets or sets whether the global search preserves results from a previous search to be displayed when the UI is shown again. If true, the results are preserved. |
![]() | SearchHost | Gets the search host of the global search control. Can be used to initiate IDE-wide searches with the UI, get the status of the existing search, and so on. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Activate() | Focuses the global search control, or shows the next results category if the control is active already (navigate forwards). |
![]() | ActivateBack() | Focuses the global search control, or shows the previous results category if the control is active already (navigate backwards). |
![]() | GetResultsCategories(UInt32, IVsGlobalSearchUIResultsCategory[]) | Get the results categories for the current search. |

