DesignerWindowPane.GetAutomationObject Method

Gets the automation object for this window pane.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function GetAutomationObject ( _
    propName As String _
) As Object
protected virtual Object GetAutomationObject(
    string propName
)
protected:
virtual Object^ GetAutomationObject(
    String^ propName
)
abstract GetAutomationObject : 
        propName:string -> Object  
override GetAutomationObject : 
        propName:string -> Object
protected function GetAutomationObject(
    propName : String
) : Object

Parameters

  • propName
    Type: String

    The name of the automation object. This can be nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or an empty string.

Return Value

Type: Object
The automation object, or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The default implementation returns IDesignerHost if the name is empty or LOGVIEWID_Designer. If it is any other value, this method will assume the value is a type name, try to obtain the type, and if successful, call GetService on the design surface for the type.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

DesignerWindowPane Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design Namespace

IDesignerHost

LOGVIEWID_Designer