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interface System.​ComponentModel.​Design.​IHelpService

Assembly: System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter

Provides methods for showing Help topics and adding and removing Help keywords at design time.

Methods

void
AddContextAttribute​(string name, string value, HelpKeywordType keywordType)
Adds a context attribute to the document.
name The name of the attribute to add.
value The value of the attribute.
keywordType The type of the keyword, from the enumeration <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.Design.HelpKeywordType" /> .
void
ClearContextAttributes​()
Removes all existing context attributes from the document.
CreateLocalContext​(HelpContextType contextType)
Creates a local <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.Design.IHelpService" /> to manage subcontexts.
Returns The newly created <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.Design.IHelpService" /> .
contextType The priority type of the subcontext to add.
void
RemoveContextAttribute​(string name, string value)
Removes a previously added context attribute.
name The name of the attribute to remove.
value The value of the attribute to remove.
void
RemoveLocalContext​(IHelpService localContext)
Removes a context created with <see cref="M:System.ComponentModel.Design.IHelpService.CreateLocalContext(System.ComponentModel.Design.HelpContextType)" /> .
localContext The local context <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.Design.IHelpService" /> to remove.
void
ShowHelpFromKeyword​(string helpKeyword)
Shows the Help topic that corresponds to the specified keyword.
helpKeyword The keyword of the Help topic to display.
void
ShowHelpFromUrl​(string helpUrl)
Shows the Help topic that corresponds to the specified URL.
helpUrl The URL of the Help topic to display.