VisualizerDevelopmentHost.ShowVisualizer Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.DebuggerVisualizers

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.DebuggerVisualizers.dll

Overloads

ShowVisualizer()	Calls the visualizer development host to show the visualizer, without parameters.
ShowVisualizer(Control)	Calls the visualizer development host to show the visualizer, passing a control that you want the visualizer parented to.
ShowVisualizer(IWin32Window)	Calls the visualizer development host to show the visualizer, passing a window that you want the visualizer parented to.

Remarks

Calls the visualizer development host to show the visualizer. There are three overrides. One override has no parameters. The other overrides take a control or a window that you want the visualizer parented to when it is displayed.

ShowVisualizer()

Calls the visualizer development host to show the visualizer, without parameters.

public:
 void ShowVisualizer();

public:
 void ShowVisualizer();

void ShowVisualizer();

public void ShowVisualizer ();

member this.ShowVisualizer : unit -> unit

Public Sub ShowVisualizer ()

Examples

public static void TestShowVisualizer(object MyDataObject)  
{  
   // This statement creates the host:  
   VisualizerDevelopmentHost visualizerHost = new VisualizerDevelopmentHost (MyDataObject, typeof(MyVisualizer));  
   // This statement calls the host to show the visualizer:  
   visualizerHost.ShowVisualizer();  
}  

public static void TestShowVisualizer(object MyDataObject)
{
    // This statement creates the host:  
    VisualizerDevelopmentHost visualizerHost = new VisualizerDevelopmentHost(MyDataObject, typeof(MyVisualizer));
    // This statement calls the host to show the visualizer:  
    visualizerHost.ShowVisualizer();
}

Remarks

Calls the visualizer development host to show the visualizer, without parameters.

ShowVisualizer(Control)

Calls the visualizer development host to show the visualizer, passing a control that you want the visualizer parented to.

public:
 void ShowVisualizer(System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ parentControl);

public void ShowVisualizer (System.Windows.Forms.Control parentControl);

member this.ShowVisualizer : System.Windows.Forms.Control -> unit

Public Sub ShowVisualizer (parentControl As Control)

Parameters

parentControl

Control

A control that you want the visualizer parented to.

Examples

// Create a new Control  
Control myControl = new Control();  
// ...   

// Create the visualizer host  
VisualizerDevelopmentHost visualizerHost = new VisualizerDevelopmentHost(objectToVisualize, typeof(SecondVisualizer));  
// Call the visualizer host to show the visualizer  
visualizerHost.ShowVisualizer(myControl);  

// Create a new Control  
Control myControl = new Control();
...   

// Create the visualizer host  
VisualizerDevelopmentHost visualizerHost = new VisualizerDevelopmentHost(objectToVisualize, typeof(SecondVisualizer));
// Call the visualizer host to show the visualizer  
visualizerHost.ShowVisualizer(myControl);  

Remarks

Calls the visualizer development host to show the visualizer, passing a control that you want the visualizer parented to.

ShowVisualizer(IWin32Window)

Calls the visualizer development host to show the visualizer, passing a window that you want the visualizer parented to.

public:
 void ShowVisualizer(System::Windows::Forms::IWin32Window ^ parentWindow);

public void ShowVisualizer (System.Windows.Forms.IWin32Window parentWindow);

member this.ShowVisualizer : System.Windows.Forms.IWin32Window -> unit

Public Sub ShowVisualizer (parentWindow As IWin32Window)

Parameters

parentWindow

IWin32Window

A window that you want the visualizer parented to.

Examples

// Create a class that implements IWin32Window  
public class fooWindow : IWin32Window  
{    

   #region IWin32Window Members  

   public IntPtr Handle  
   {  
      get { throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented."); }  
   }  

   #endregion  
}  

public static void TestShowVisualizer(object objectToVisualize)  
{  
   // Create an object of class fooWindow  
   fooWindow myWindow = new fooWindow();  

// Create the visualizer host  
   VisualizerDevelopmentHost visualizerHost = new VisualizerDevelopmentHost(objectToVisualize, typeof(SecondVisualizer));  
// Call the visualizer host to show the visualizer  
   visualizerHost.ShowVisualizer(myWindow);  
}  

// Create a class that implements IWin32Window  
public class fooWindow : IWin32Window
{

    #region IWin32Window Members  

    public IntPtr Handle
    {
        get { throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented."); }
    }

    #endregion
}

public static void TestShowVisualizer(object objectToVisualize)
{
    // Create an object of class fooWindow  
    fooWindow myWindow = new fooWindow();

    // Create the visualizer host  
    VisualizerDevelopmentHost visualizerHost = new VisualizerDevelopmentHost(objectToVisualize, typeof(SecondVisualizer));
    // Call the visualizer host to show the visualizer  
    visualizerHost.ShowVisualizer(myWindow);
}

Remarks

Calls the visualizer development host to show the visualizer, passing a window that you want the visualizer parented to.