Windows2.CreateLinkedWindowFrame Method

Creates a Window object and places two windows in it.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function CreateLinkedWindowFrame ( _
    Window1 As Window, _
    Window2 As Window, _
    Link As vsLinkedWindowType _
) As Window

Window CreateLinkedWindowFrame(
    Window Window1,
    Window Window2,
    vsLinkedWindowType Link
)

Window^ CreateLinkedWindowFrame(
    [InAttribute] Window^ Window1, 
    [InAttribute] Window^ Window2, 
    [InAttribute] vsLinkedWindowType Link
)

abstract CreateLinkedWindowFrame : 
        Window1:Window * 
        Window2:Window * 
        Link:vsLinkedWindowType -> Window

function CreateLinkedWindowFrame(
    Window1 : Window, 
    Window2 : Window, 
    Link : vsLinkedWindowType
) : Window

Parameters

• Window1
  Type: EnvDTE.Window

  Required. The first Window object to link to the other.

• Window2
  Type: EnvDTE.Window

  Required. The second Window object to link to the other.

• Link
  Type: EnvDTE.vsLinkedWindowType

  Required. A vsLinkedWindowType constant indicating the way the windows should be joined.

Return Value

Type: EnvDTE.Window
A Window object.

Remarks

The order of the Window arguments determines the order of the linked windows. The two windows to be linked must be visible. If either window is hidden, you get an exception. You can use the Visible property to display windows.

Examples

This example links together the Output Window, the Command Window, and Solution Explorer. It then manipulates the width and height of these linked windows, and it finally undocks them all from the linked window frame.

For more information about how to run this example as an add-in, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.

Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Public Sub OnConnection(ByVal application As Object, _
 ByVal connectMode As ext_ConnectMode, ByVal addInInst As Object, _
 ByRef custom As Array) Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection
    _applicationObject = CType(application, DTE2)
    _addInInstance = CType(addInInst, AddIn)
    LinkedWindowsExample(_applicationObject)
End Sub
Sub LinkedWindowsExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)
    Dim Frame As Window2
    Dim wins As Windows2
    wins = CType(_applicationObject.Windows, EnvDTE80.Windows2)
    Dim w1 As Window2 = _
 CType(_applicationObject.Windows.Item _
(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer), EnvDTE80.Window2)
    Dim w2 As Window2 = _
 CType(_applicationObject.Windows.Item _
(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput), EnvDTE80.Window2)
    Dim w3 As Window2 = _
 CType(_applicationObject.Windows.Item _
(Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow), EnvDTE80.Window2)
    ' Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer 
    ' and the Ouput window together inside it.
    Frame = CType(wins.CreateLinkedWindowFrame _
(w1, w2, vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked), _
 EnvDTE80.Window2)
    MsgBox("Total number of windows in the linked window frame: " _
 & Frame.LinkedWindows.Count)
    ' Add another tool window, the Command window, to the frame with 
    ' the other two.
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Add(w3)
    MsgBox("Total number of windows in the linked window frame: " _
    & Frame.LinkedWindows.Count)
    ' Resize the entire linked window frame.
    Frame.Width = 500
    Frame.Height = 600
    MsgBox("Frame height and width changed. Now changing _
     Command window height.")
    ' Resize the height of the Command window.
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Item(3).Height = 800
    MsgBox("Now undocking the Command window from the frame.")
    ' Undock the Command window from the frame.
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w3)
    MsgBox("Now undocking the rest of the windows from the frame.")
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w2)
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w1)
End Sub

using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public void OnConnection(object application, ext_ConnectMode
 connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
    _applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
    _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
    LinkedWindowsExample(_applicationObject);
}
public void LinkedWindowsExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    Window2 Frame;
    Windows2 wins;
    wins = (EnvDTE80.Windows2)_applicationObject.Windows;
    Window2 w1 = 
(EnvDTE80.Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.Item
(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer);
Window2 w2 =
 (EnvDTE80.Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.Item
(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput);
    Window2 w3 = 
(EnvDTE80.Window2)_applicationObject.Windows.Item
(Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow);
    // Create a linked window frame and dock Solution Explorer
    // and the Output window together inside it.
    Frame = (EnvDTE80.Window2)wins.CreateLinkedWindowFrame
(w1, w2, vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked);
    MessageBox.Show("Total number of windows in the linked 
window frame: " + Frame.LinkedWindows.Count);
    // Add another tool window, the Command window, to the frame with
    // the other two.
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Add(w3);
    MessageBox.Show("Total number of windows in the linked 
window frame: " + Frame.LinkedWindows.Count);
    // Resize the entire linked window frame.
    Frame.Width = 500;
    Frame.Height = 600;
    MessageBox.Show("Frame height and width changed.
 Now changing Command window height.");
    // Resize the height of the Command window.
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Item(3).Height = 800;
    MessageBox.Show("Now undocking the Command window from 
the frame.");
    // Undock the Command window from the frame.
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w3);
    MessageBox.Show("Now undocking the rest of the windows 
from the frame.");
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w2);
    Frame.LinkedWindows.Remove(w1);
}

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

Windows2 Interface

EnvDTE80 Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples