Public/Set-FocusOnWindow.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Activates a window within Visual Studio UI. .DESCRIPTION This function finds a window by its caption and activates it. .PARAMETER Caption The caption used to search for the window. This value will likely be visible within the UI on the target window. .EXAMPLE Set-FocusOnWindow -Caption "Solution Explorer" .NOTES Author: Casey Crouse Created On: 07/24/2019 #> Function Set-FocusOnWindow() { [CmdletBinding()] param( [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [string]$Caption ) if ($null -eq $dte) { Write-Error "$($MyInvocation.MyCommand) stopped - this command requires Visaul Studio." return } Write-Warning "Performing UI Macro: Activating Window ($Caption)" $window = $dte.Windows | Where-Object { $_.Caption -eq $Caption } if ($null -eq $window) { Write-Error "$($MyInvocation.MyCommand) stopped - window with caption '$Caption' not found." return } $window.Activate() # WARNING: Do not put any code here that would change the focus of the UI to ensure the window stays active. } |