LinkedWindows Interface

The LinkedWindows collection contains all windows that have been linked together in the environment.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("F00EF34A-A654-4C1B-897A-585D5BCBB35A")> _
Public Interface LinkedWindows _
    Inherits IEnumerable

'Usage
Dim instance As LinkedWindows

[GuidAttribute("F00EF34A-A654-4C1B-897A-585D5BCBB35A")]
public interface LinkedWindows : IEnumerable

[GuidAttribute(L"F00EF34A-A654-4C1B-897A-585D5BCBB35A")]
public interface class LinkedWindows : IEnumerable

public interface LinkedWindows extends IEnumerable

Remarks

Reference this object by using DTE.Windows.Window.LinkedWindows.

Examples

Sub LinkedWindowsExample()
   Dim Frame As Window
   Dim w1 As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer)
   Dim w2 As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput)
   Dim w3 As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow)

   ' Create a linked window frame and dock Solution 
...' Explorer and the Output window together inside it.
   Frame = DTE.Windows.CreateLinkedWindowFrame(w1, w2, _
   vsLinkedWindowType.vsLinkedWindowTypeDocked)
   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)
End Sub

See Also

Reference

LinkedWindows Members

EnvDTE Namespace