IVsWindowFrame::ShowNoActivate Method ()

Visual Studio 2015

Shows or makes a window visible and brings it to the top, but does not make it the active window.

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

Syntax

int ShowNoActivate()

Type: System::Int32

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

Commonly used to expose a tool window while keeping focus on the active document window.