DesignerWindowPane.IVsExtensibleObject.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
Private Function GetAutomationObject ( _
    propName As String, _
    <OutAttribute> ByRef extObj As Object _
) As Integer Implements IVsExtensibleObject.GetAutomationObject
int IVsExtensibleObject.GetAutomationObject(
    string propName,
    out Object extObj
)
private:
virtual int GetAutomationObject(
    String^ propName, 
    [OutAttribute] Object^% extObj
) sealed = IVsExtensibleObject::GetAutomationObject
private abstract GetAutomationObject : 
        propName:string * 
        extObj:Object byref -> int  
private override GetAutomationObject : 
        propName:string * 
        extObj:Object byref -> int
JScript does not support explicit interface implementations.

Parameters

  • propName
    Type: String

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

  • extObj
    Type: Object%

    The automation object.

Return Value

Type: Int32
S_OK if successful.

Implements

IVsExtensibleObject.GetAutomationObject(String, Object%)

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.

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See Also

Reference

DesignerWindowPane Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design Namespace

IDesignerHost

LOGVIEWID_Designer