IVsObjectList.ShowHelp(UInt32) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

Important

Some information relates to prerelease product that may be substantially modified before it’s released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here.

Allows the list to display help for the given list item.

public:
 int ShowHelp(System::UInt32 index);

public:
 int ShowHelp(unsigned int index);

int ShowHelp(unsigned int index);

public int ShowHelp (uint index);

abstract member ShowHelp : uint32 -> int

Public Function ShowHelp (index As UInteger) As Integer

Parameters

index: UInt32

[in] Specifies the index of the list item of interest.

Returns

Int32

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an error code.

Remarks

COM Signature

From vsshell.idl:

HRESULT IVsObjectList::ShowHelp(  
   [in] ULONG Index  
);

Most implementers should return E_NOTIMPL from this method and rely on the environment to provide help topics on the selected symbol. This method is provided, however, if the components your library is browsing have non-standard help (such as an external viewer).

Applies to