ToolBoxItem2.Select Method

Causes this item to become active in the integrated development environment (IDE).

Namespace:  EnvDTE80
Assembly:  EnvDTE80 (in EnvDTE80.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub Select
void Select()
void Select()
abstract Select : unit -> unit
function Select()

Remarks

This method causes this item to be selected in the Toolbox.

Examples

Sub SelectExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)

    ' Add a new tab to the Toolbox.
    Dim box As ToolBox = dte.ToolWindows.ToolBox
    Dim tab As ToolBoxTab = box.ToolBoxTabs.Add("Sample ToolBoxTab")

    ' Add two ToolBoxItem objects to the new Toolbox tab.
    Dim item As ToolBoxItem = tab.ToolBoxItems.Add("Text Item", _
        "Hello, text item!")
    tab.ToolBoxItems.Add("HTML Item", "Hello, HTML item!", _
        vsToolBoxItemFormat.vsToolBoxItemFormatHTML)

    ' Select the "Text Item" ToolBox item.
    box.Parent.AutoHides = False
    box.Parent.Activate()
    tab.Activate()
    item.Select()

    If MsgBox("Delete the selected ToolBox item?", MsgBoxStyle.YesNo) _
        = MsgBoxResult.Yes Then
        item.Delete()
    End If

End Sub 
public void SelectExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    // Add a new tab to the Toolbox.
    ToolBox box = dte.ToolWindows.ToolBox;
    ToolBoxTab tab = box.ToolBoxTabs.Add("Sample ToolBoxTab");

    // Add two ToolBoxItem objects to the new Toolbox tab.
    ToolBoxItem item = tab.ToolBoxItems.Add("Text Item", 
        "Hello, text item!", 
        vsToolBoxItemFormat.vsToolBoxItemFormatText);
    tab.ToolBoxItems.Add("HTML Item", "Hello, HTML item!", 
        vsToolBoxItemFormat.vsToolBoxItemFormatHTML);

    // Select the "Text Item" ToolBox item.
    box.Parent.AutoHides = false;
    box.Parent.Activate();
    tab.Activate();
    item.Select();

    if (MessageBox.Show("Delete the selected ToolBox item?", "", 
        MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.Yes)
        item.Delete();
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ToolBoxItem2 Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace

Other Resources

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