ToolWindowOrientation Enumeration

 

This enumeration provides a number of possible tool window orientations with respect to a docking window.

Namespace:   Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.14.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.14.0.dll)

public enum ToolWindowOrientation

Member nameDescription
Bottom

Tool window initially oriented against the bottom of the docking window.

Left

Tool window initially oriented to the left of the docking window.

none

No tool window orientation indicated.

Right

Tool window initially oriented to the right of the docking window.

Top

Tool window initially oriented against the top of the docking window.

This is a parameter of the attribute of ProvideToolWindowAttribute which is applied to subclasses of Package or classes that implement IVsPackage.

This demonstrates the use of the value ToolWindowOrientation.Left in a ProvideToolWindowAttribute. See VsDockStyle for a description of docking styles.

[ProvideToolWindow(typeof(TestManagerToolWindowHost),
        Orientation = ToolWindowOrientation.Left,
        Style = VsDockStyle.MDI,
        PositionX = 200,
        PositionY = 200,
        Width = 630,
        Height = 500,
        Window = "{F08466EC-20E5-3D77-49AC-6EC38954C9DF}")]
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