Objects Reference
This section contains information about scripting elements used with Windows Sidebar, a hosting platform for Sidebar Gadgets delivered in Microsoft Windows Vista.
Objects
The System.Contact object type exposes properties associated with a contact.
Note Objects of type System.Contact can only be accessed through the Contacts Collection.
Exposes a collection of System.Contact objects.
Note Objects of type System.Contact can only be accessed through the Contacts Collection.
Exposes a method for use in debugging Sidebar gadget script.
Returns the contents of the specified Event Viewer event log.
Exposes methods and properties used to determine current user session machine characteristics.
Defines methods, events, and properties that are used to specify gadget configuration options in the Sidebar environment.
Used in a Sidebar gadget to specify flyout prompt properties.
Checks to see if there are stored settings for a gadget, such as settings that are saved from an earlier session of a particular gadget instance.
System.Gadget.Settings.ClosingEvent
Defines properties and methods to identify and specify cancellation handlers for the gadget settings process.
Exposes members associated with Sidebar docking.
Exposes properties, methods and events for managing Sidebar gadget behavior on SideShow devices.
Exposes properties and collections that identify the computer's processor and memory characteristics.
Exposes properties associated with a CPU.
Note Objects of type System.Machine.CPU can only be accessed through the CPUs Collection.
Exposes properties and events for determining and managing power status.
Exposes a collection of System.MessageStoreFolder object types.
Exposes a collection of System.MessageStoreMessage object types.
Exposes properties associated with messages.
The object properties and events enable a gadget to detect wireless network interface settings on the Windows system that the gadget is running on.
Enables a Sidebar gadget to use properties and objects from the Windows shell.
Enables a Sidebar gadget to mimic Windows Explorer file management operations, such as copying, moving, and obtaining item information within folders.
Exposes properties and methods associated with Windows shell items.
Note The System.Shell.Item object type can only be accessed through the Items Collection.
Enables a Sidebar gadget to determine the Recycle Bin behaviors and settings, for example, file count and folder count.
Enables a Sidebar gadget to access properties and methods associated with an instance of a drive object to use in a Sidebar gadget script. The object is created with the System.Shell.drive method. Drive characteristics of the retrieved object, for example, type of drive or volume label, can be determined.
Enables a gadget to determine sound characteristics such as volume and the location that a sound file should be played from.
Exposes members associated with system time characteristics.
Exposes members associated with time zone characteristics.
Note Objects of type System.Time.timeZone can only be accessed through the timeZones Collection or the System.Time.currentTimeZone() method.