IExplorerNodeContext.CreatePropertySourceObject Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.SharePoint.Explorer

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.SharePoint.dll

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Creates an object that has special type descriptor logic to expose the specified dictionary of property values.

public:
 System::Object ^ CreatePropertySourceObject(System::Collections::Generic::IDictionary<System::String ^, System::String ^> ^ properties);

public object CreatePropertySourceObject (System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string,string> properties);

abstract member CreatePropertySourceObject : System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, string> -> obj

Public Function CreatePropertySourceObject (properties As IDictionary(Of String, String)) As Object

Parameters

properties: IDictionary<String,String>

The properties to create.

Returns

Object

An object with the specified properties attached.

Remarks

You can use this method to display a set of read-only data as properties of a node in the SharePoint Connections hierarchy in Server Explorer. In an event handler for the NodePropertiesRequested event, call this method to create an object that contains a set of read-only properties from a SharePoint site, and assign this object to the PropertySources property of the event arguments. For more information, see Extending the SharePoint Connections Node in Server Explorer and Walkthrough: Extending Server Explorer to Display Web Parts.

Applies to