BuildManager.Parent Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: VSLangProj

Assembly:: VSLangProj.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

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Gets the immediate parent object of a given object.

public:
 property System::Object ^ Parent { System::Object ^ get(); };

public:
 property Platform::Object ^ Parent { Platform::Object ^ get(); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)]
public object Parent { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)] get; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(2)>]
member this.Parent : obj

Public ReadOnly Property Parent As Object

Property Value

Object

Parent object

Attributes: DispIdAttribute

Examples

Sub ParentExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)  

    ' Retrieve and show the Output window.  
    Dim outWin As OutputWindow = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow  
    outWin.Parent.AutoHides = False  
    outWin.Parent.Activate()  

    ' Find the "Pane1" Output window pane; if it does not exist,   
    ' create it.  
    Dim pane1 As OutputWindowPane  
    Try  
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane1")  
    Catch  
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane1")  
    End Try  

    ' Find the "Pane2" Output window pane; if it doesn't exist,   
    ' create it.  
    Dim pane2 As OutputWindowPane  
    Try  
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane2")  
    Catch  
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane2")  
    End Try  

    MsgBox("The active Output window pane is " & _  
        outWin.ActivePane.Name)  

    If MsgBox("Activate Pane1?", MsgBoxStyle.YesNo) = _  
        MsgBoxResult.Yes Then  
        pane1.Activate()  
    End If  

    MsgBox("The active Output window pane is " & _  
        outWin.ActivePane.Name)  

End Sub

public void ParentExample(DTE2 dte)  
{  
    // Retrieve and show the Output window.  
    OutputWindow outWin = dte.ToolWindows.OutputWindow;  
    outWin.Parent.AutoHides = false;  
    outWin.Parent.Activate();  

    // Find the "Pane1" Output window pane; if it does not exist,   
    // create it.  
    OutputWindowPane pane1 = null;  
    try  
    {  
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane1");  
    }  
    catch  
    {  
        pane1 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane1");  
    }  

    // Find the "Pane2" Output window pane; if it does not exist,   
    // create it.  
    OutputWindowPane pane2;  
    try  
    {  
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Item("Pane2");  
    }  
    catch  
    {  
        pane2 = outWin.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Pane2");  
    }  

    MessageBox.Show("The active Output window pane is " +   
        outWin.ActivePane.Name);  

    if (MessageBox.Show("Activate Pane1?", "", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo)   
        == DialogResult.Yes)  
        pane1.Activate();  

    MessageBox.Show("The active Output window pane is " +   
        outWin.ActivePane.Name);  
}

Remarks

The Parent property returns the immediate parent to the object or collection. If you want to get the containing collection, then use the Collection property.

Applies to