IVsToolboxDataProviderRegistry::RegisterDataProvider Method (IVsToolboxDataProvider^, UInt32)

Visual Studio 2015

Registers a Toolbox data provider.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.8.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.8.0.dll)

Syntax

C++

int RegisterDataProvider(
	IVsToolboxDataProvider^ pDP,
	[OutAttribute] unsigned int% pdwProvider
)

Parameters

pDP: Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop::IVsToolboxDataProvider^
[in] Pointer to the Toolbox data provider to register.

pdwProvider: Type: System::UInt32
[out, retval] Cookie identifying the data provider.

Return Value

Type: System::Int32

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

Remarks

COM Signature

From vsshell80.idl:

C++

HRESULT IVsToolboxDataProviderRegistry::RegisterDataProvider(
   [in]IVsToolboxDataProvider* pDP,
   [out, retval]VSCOOKIE* pdwProvider
);

Register with the Toolbox when your VSPackage is loaded. Use the pdwProvider value returned with this method to unregister the data provider using UnregisterDataProvider.