IQuickInfoSession Interface

Represents an IntelliSense session used to display Quick Info information.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Language.Intellisense
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Language.Intellisense (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Language.Intellisense.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Interface IQuickInfoSession _
    Inherits IIntellisenseSession, IPropertyOwner
public interface IQuickInfoSession : IIntellisenseSession, 
    IPropertyOwner
public interface class IQuickInfoSession : IIntellisenseSession, 
    IPropertyOwner
type IQuickInfoSession =  
    interface
        interface IIntellisenseSession
        interface IPropertyOwner
    end
public interface IQuickInfoSession extends IIntellisenseSession, IPropertyOwner

The IQuickInfoSession type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property ApplicableToSpan Gets the applicability span for this session.
Public property IsDismissed Determines whether the session is dismissed. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)
Public property Presenter Gets the IIntellisensePresenter that is used to render IntelliSense for this session. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)
Public property Properties Gets the collection of properties controlled by the property owner. (Inherited from IPropertyOwner.)
Public property QuickInfoContent Gets the content that will be displayed by this session.
Public property TextView Gets the ITextView in which this IntelliSense session was triggered. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)
Public property TrackMouse Determines whether this session tracks the mouse.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Collapse Reduces the session to a minimized state. If the session has no such state, the session will be dismissed. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)
Public method Dismiss Dismisses the session, causing the presenter to be destroyed and the session to be removed from the session stack. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)
Public method GetTriggerPoint(ITextBuffer) Gets the ITrackingPoint at which this IntelliSense session was triggered for the specified ITextBuffer. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)
Public method GetTriggerPoint(ITextSnapshot) Gets the SnapshotPoint at which this IntelliSense session was triggered in terms of the specified ITextSnapshot. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)
Public method Match Determines the best matching item in the session and sets the selection to this item. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)
Public method Recalculate Recalculates the underlying IntelliSense items pertaining to this session, using the same trigger point. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)
Public method Start Starts the session. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)

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Events

  Name Description
Public event ApplicableToSpanChanged Occurs when the ApplicableToSpan property on this session changes.
Public event Dismissed Occurs when the session is dismissed. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)
Public event PresenterChanged Occurs when the IntelliSense presenter for this session changes. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)
Public event Recalculated Occurs when the session is recalculated. (Inherited from IIntellisenseSession.)

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Examples

For an example of the use of this interface, see Walkthrough: Displaying QuickInfo Tooltips.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Language.Intellisense Namespace