ParentGroup Property

Gets the ToolWindow's container when the ToolWindow is grouped with other ToolWindows.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
<BrowsableAttribute(False)>

<DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Hidden)>

Public ReadOnly Property ParentGroup As ToolWindowGroup

'Usage
 
Dim instance As ToolWindow

Dim value As ToolWindowGroup

 

value = instance.ParentGroup

[Browsable(false)]

[DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Hidden)]

public ToolWindowGroup ParentGroup {get;}

Property Value

A reference to a ToolWindowGroup representing the ToolWindow's container when it is grouped with other ToolWindows. The ParentGroup property of a ToolWindow will never be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

ToolWindows are considered to be grouped when their associated tabs are displayed.

It is required to always access a ToolWindowGroup via the ToolWindow.ParentGroup property and never cache this property value.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

ToolWindow Class
ToolWindow Members