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Help.ShowHelp (Control, String, String)

Displays the contents of the Help file for a specific topic found at the specified URL.

[Visual Basic]
Overloads Public Shared Sub ShowHelp( _
   ByVal parent As Control, _
   ByVal url As String, _
   ByVal topic As String _
)
[C#]
public static void ShowHelp(
   Control parent,
   string url,
   string topic
);
[C++]
public: static void ShowHelp(
   Control* parent,
   String* url,
   String* topic
);
[JScript]
public static function ShowHelp(
   parent : Control,
   url : String,
   topic : String
);

Parameters

parent
A Control that identifies the parent of the Help dialog box.
url
The path to the HTMLHelp or Win32 Help file.
topic
The topic to display. If the Help file is an HTMLHelp file, this value references the page to display. If the file is a Win32 Help file, this value references the numeric value of the topic's ID.

Remarks

Based on the value of the url parameter, this static (in Visual Basic Shared) method automatically determines whether an HTMLHelp or Win32 Help file is displayed.You can also specify a Win32 Help or HTMLHelp command directly by using the constants defined in the Win32 SDK.

See Also

Help Class | Help Members | System.WinForms Namespace | Help.ShowHelp Overload List | ShowHelpIndex | ShowPopup