OleMenuCommandService.GlobalInvoke Method (CommandID)

Can be used to invoke any command within Visual Studio.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function GlobalInvoke ( _
    commandID As CommandID _
) As Boolean

public override bool GlobalInvoke(
    CommandID commandID
)

Parameters

commandID
Type: System.ComponentModel.Design.CommandID
The command ID of the command to search for and execute.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the invocation succeeded; otherwise, false.

Implements

IMenuCommandService.GlobalInvoke(CommandID)

Remarks

The GlobalInvoke method can be used to invoke any command within Visual Studio. Visual Studio uses a built-in search hierarchy to search for the requested command. The search pattern favors the current document window and then moves out to broader focus.

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.