IVsCodeWindow::GetPrimaryView Method (IVsTextView^)

Visual Studio 2015

Returns the top (or primary) view of a split code window.

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

Syntax

C++

int GetPrimaryView(
	[OutAttribute] IVsTextView^% ppView
)

Parameters

ppView: Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop::IVsTextView^
[out] Pointer to IVsTextView interface of the primary text view.

Return Value

Type: System::Int32

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

Remarks

Use this method to get a pointer to the primary view if the editor contains one or two views separated by a splitter. To access the secondary view in a split code window, call GetSecondaryView.

COM Signature

From textmgr.idl:

C++

HRESULT IVsCodeWindow::GetPrimaryView(
   [out] IVsTextView **ppView
);