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Help2.Index Method

Selects the Index window.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80.dll)

Syntax

'Déclaration
Sub Index
void Index()
void Index()
abstract Index : unit -> unit 
function Index()

Implements

Help.Index()

Examples

Create a Visual Studio add-in by using Visual C# as described in How to: Create an Add-In. Add references to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp, Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80, and System.Windows.Forms. Replace the code in the OnConnection method in the Connect.cs file with the following code. Run the code example as described in How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

using System;
using Extensibility;
using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public void OnConnection(object application,
ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    HelpIndexexample(_applicationObject);
}

public void HelpIndexexample(DTE2 dte)
{
    // Sets focus on the Index window.
    try
    {
        Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80.Help2 help2 =
(Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80.Help2)_applicationObject.GetObject
("Help2");

        // Set focus on Index window.
        help2.Index();

    }
    catch (SystemException ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("ERROR: " + ex);
    }
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Help2 Interface

Index Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSHelp80 Namespace