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WebBrowserExtensionsShowDevToolsDocked Method (IChromiumWebBrowserBase, ActionChromiumHostControl, String, DockStyle, Int32, Int32)

Version 103.0.120
Open DevTools using your own Control as the parent. If inspectElementAtX and/or inspectElementAtY are specified then the element at the specified (x,y) location will be inspected. For resize/moving to work correctly you will need to use the LifeSpanHandler implementation. (Set LifeSpanHandler to an instance of LifeSpanHandler)

Namespace:  CefSharp.WinForms
Assembly:  CefSharp.WinForms (in CefSharp.WinForms.dll) Version: 103.0.120.0 (103.0.120.0)
Syntax
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public static Control ShowDevToolsDocked(
	this IChromiumWebBrowserBase chromiumWebBrowser,
	Action<ChromiumHostControl> addParentControl,
	string controlName = "ChromiumHostControlDevTools",
	DockStyle dockStyle = DockStyle.Fill,
	int inspectElementAtX = 0,
	int inspectElementAtY = 0
)

Parameters

chromiumWebBrowser
Type: CefSharpIChromiumWebBrowserBase
ChromiumWebBrowser instance
addParentControl
Type: SystemActionChromiumHostControl
Action that is Invoked when the DevTools Host Control has been created and needs to be added to it's parent. It's important the control is added to it's intended parent at this point so the ClientRectangle can be calculated to set the initial display size.
controlName (Optional)
Type: SystemString
control name
dockStyle (Optional)
Type: System.Windows.FormsDockStyle
Dock Style
inspectElementAtX (Optional)
Type: SystemInt32
x coordinate (used for inspectElement)
inspectElementAtY (Optional)
Type: SystemInt32
y coordinate (used for inspectElement)

Return Value

Type: Control
Returns the Control that hosts the DevTools instance if successful, otherwise returns null on error.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IChromiumWebBrowserBase. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
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