IVsToolbox::GetData Method (IDataObject^)

Visual Studio 2015

Returns the data object for the selected item in the Toolbox.

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

Syntax

int GetData(
	[OutAttribute] IDataObject^% ppDO
)

ppDO: Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop::IDataObject^
[out, retval] Toolbox item for which data needs to be returned.

Type: System::Int32

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an error code.

From vsshell.idl:

HRESULT IVsToolbox::GetData(

[out, retval]IDataObject** ppDO

);

IVsToolbox.GetData returns null if the common pointer tool is the selected item or if the current item is not an enabled item.