ProvideOptionPageAttribute Class

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04/29/2015

Apply this attribute to independent objects to allow users to configure VSPackages through a custom Tools Options page.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object
  Attribute
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.RegistrationAttribute
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ProvideOptionDialogPageAttribute
        Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ProvideOptionPageAttribute

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple := True, Inherited := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class ProvideOptionPageAttribute _
    Inherits ProvideOptionDialogPageAttribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
public sealed class ProvideOptionPageAttribute : ProvideOptionDialogPageAttribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
public ref class ProvideOptionPageAttribute sealed : public ProvideOptionDialogPageAttribute

[<Sealed>]
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)>]
type ProvideOptionPageAttribute =  
    class 
        inherit ProvideOptionDialogPageAttribute 
    end

public final class ProvideOptionPageAttribute extends ProvideOptionDialogPageAttribute

The ProvideOptionPageAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ProvideOptionPageAttribute(Type, String, String, Int16, Int16, Boolean)	Initializes a new instance of ProvideOptionPageAttribute indicating that a particular class implements user configuration support for the VSPackage based on a Tools Options page.
	ProvideOptionPageAttribute(Type, String, String, Int16, Int16, Boolean, Int32)	Instantiates a new instance of ProvideOptionPageAttribute.
	ProvideOptionPageAttribute(Type, String, String, Int16, Int16, Boolean, String)	Instantiates a new instance of ProvideOptionPageAttribute.
	ProvideOptionPageAttribute(Type, String, String, Int16, Int16, Boolean, array<String[])	Instantiates a new instance of ProvideOptionPageAttribute.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	CategoryName	Gets the canonical nonlocalized name of the Tools Options page's category.
	CategoryResourceID	Gets the category resource ID for a Tools Options page.
	Keywords	Gets the searchable keywords for this options page. Each keyword may be a literal string, a resource name/ID (prefixed with "@"/"#") pointing to a single keyword, or a resource name/ID (prefixed with "@"/"#") pointing to a semicolon-delimited list of keywords.
	NoShowAllView	Gets or sets whether aggregated Tools Options pages are shown.
	PageName	Gets the canonical nonlocalized name of the Tools Options page.
	PageNameResourceId	Gets the name resource ID of the page. (Inherited from ProvideOptionDialogPageAttribute.)
	PageType	Gets the type of the page. (Inherited from ProvideOptionDialogPageAttribute.)
	ProfileMigrationType	Sets the profile migration type.
	ProvidesLocalizedCategoryName	Determines whether the package has the localized resources for the category name.
	SupportsAutomation	Gets whether a Tools Options page implementation supports automation.
	SupportsProfiles	Gets or sets whether a Tools Options page implementation uses the Visual Studio settings mechanism to persist its state.
	TypeId	Gets the current instance of ProvideOptionPageAttribute. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.TypeId.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetHashCode	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	IsDefaultAttribute	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	Match	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	Register	Registers the Tools Options page. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Register(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Unregister	Removes the Tools Options page key from the registry. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Unregister(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	System#Runtime#InteropServices#_Attribute#GetIDsOfNames	Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	System#Runtime#InteropServices#_Attribute#GetTypeInfo	Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	System#Runtime#InteropServices#_Attribute#GetTypeInfoCount	Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
	System#Runtime#InteropServices#_Attribute#Invoke	Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)

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Remarks

Notes for Implementers

Apply the ProvideOptionPageAttribute to classes implementing a VSPackage. This attribute enables to register that a specific independent object provides the VSPackage's users with configuration access through a custom Tools Options page.

Attribute Context

Applies to	VSPackages allow configuration through custom Tools Options pages implemented either through the Managed Package Framework's DialogPage or by using the Visual Studio SDK code.
Repeatable	Yes
Required attributes	DefaultRegistryRootAttribute
Invalid attributes	None

Notes for Callers

This attribute is used only for registration purposes and does not affect the runtime behavior of the code.

The ProvideOptionPageAttribute registers a given class implementing IProfileManager or DialogPage as providing a particular VSPackage support for persisting part or all of VSPackage's state through the Visual Studio settings mechanism. The state information persisted by the implementing class is referred to as a Visual Studio settings category and its defining entry in the registry is referred to as a Custom Settings Point.

Note

When a Managed Package Framework based custom Tools Options page is loaded, the IDE instantiates the object registered by ProvideOptionPageAttribute as implementing it. Managed Package Framework Tools Options page support should be implemented on its own object and not on the VSPackage itself.

For more information on creating and applying instances of ProvideOptionPageAttribute, see the example below and ProvideOptionPageAttribute.

Examples

In the example below, an instance of ProvideOptionPageAttribute is applied to a VSPackage implementation to register the class DesignerOptionsPage, which is derived from DialogPage, as providing the VSPackage with a Tools Options page.

Classes derived from DialogPage are provided with a default implementation of Visual Studio settings functionality, which can be overridden. The IDE makes use of this Visual Studio settings support if, as in the example, ProvideProfileAttribute is applied to the VSPackage implementation. For more information on Visual Studio settings support, see User Settings and Options.

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell;
namespace Example
{
[DefaultRegistryRoot("Software\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\8.0")] 
[ProvideOptionPage(typeof(DesignerOptionsPage), "MyDesigner", "OptionPage", 1000, 1001, true)] 
[ProvideProfileAttribute(typeof(DesignerOptionsPage), "MyDesigner", "OptionPage", 1002, 1003, true)]
[ProvideProfileAttribute(typeof(PersistCurrentDesign), "MyDesigner","CurrentDesign", 1004, 1005, false)]
[Guid("XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX")]
public class MyPackage : Package
{
//Implementation here
}

[Guid("YYYYYYYY-YYYY-YYYY-YYYY-YYYYYYYYYYYY")]
internal class DesignerOptionsPage: DialogPage {
//Implementation here
}

[Guid("ZZZZZZZZ-ZZZZ-ZZZZ-ZZZZ-ZZZZZZZZZZZZ")]
internal class PersistCurrentDesign: IProfileManager {
//Implementation here
}

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.