OutputWindowDefinition Class

This class allows MEF extensions to declare custom output window panes.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Tvl.VisualStudio.OutputWindow.InterfacesOutputWindowDefinition

Namespace: Tvl.VisualStudio.OutputWindow.Interfaces
Assembly: Tvl.VisualStudio.OutputWindow.Interfaces (in Tvl.VisualStudio.OutputWindow.Interfaces.dll) Version: 2.0.1.0-dev

Syntax

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public class OutputWindowDefinition

Public Class OutputWindowDefinition

public ref class OutputWindowDefinition

type OutputWindowDefinition =  class end

The OutputWindowDefinition type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	OutputWindowDefinition	Initializes a new instance of the OutputWindowDefinition class

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Properties

	Name	Description
	DisplayName	Gets the display name of the output window pane.

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Remarks

This class may be used as-is, or may be extended to implement the DisplayName property to provide localized display names for output window panes.

Examples

The following example shows how to export a custom output window pane named Custom.

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[Export]
[Name("Custom")]
private static readonly OutputWindowDefinition CustomOutputWindowDefinition;

The following example shows how to export a custom output window pane with the canonical name Custom and a localized display name defined in an SR resources class.

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[Export]
[Name("Custom")]
private static readonly OutputWindowDefinition _customOutputWindowDefinition =
    new CustomOutputWindowDefinition();

private sealed class CustomOutputWindowDefinition : OutputWindowDefinition
{
  public override string DisplayName
  {
    get
    {
      return SR.CustomOutputWindowName;
    }
  }
}

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Reference

Tvl.VisualStudio.OutputWindow.Interfaces Namespace