Another view takes over the associated window.
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub Deactivate ( _
)
[C#] public void Deactivate ( );
[C++]
HRESULT Deactivate(
void
);
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.
Remarks
Called to deactivate the current active view. For example, view commands deactivate (IActiveView::Deactivate) the current view (IMxDocument::ActiveView) before calling Activate on their own associated view.