NativeWindow.Handle Property
Definition
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Gets the handle for this window.
public:
property IntPtr Handle { IntPtr get(); };public IntPtr Handle { get; }member this.Handle : nativeintPublic ReadOnly Property Handle As IntPtrProperty Value
nativeint
If successful, an IntPtr representing the handle to the associated native Win32 window; otherwise, 0 if no handle is associated with the window.
Implements
Examples
The following code example demonstrates creating a window with a specific operating system window class name. The example creates a class that inherits from NativeWindow to accomplish this. The example also demonstrates overriding the OnHandleChange method to be notified when the Handle changes.
The MyNativeWindow class creates a new window with the ClassName set to BUTTON. This creates a Win32 button window. The location and size of the button is set, along with specifying additional window styles. The class demonstrates how to use the CreateHandle method and override the WndProc method to intercept window messages that are received. Although the example looks for the WM_ACTIVATEAPP message, this could be replaced in a real program with window messages specific to the type created.
Note
Some control types send their window messages to the window parent instead of the window. See the Windows Platform SDK for more information.
// MyNativeWindow class to create a window given a class name.
ref class MyNativeWindow: public NativeWindow
{
private:
// Constant values were found in the S"windows.h" header file.
literal int WS_CHILD = 0x40000000,WS_VISIBLE = 0x10000000,WM_ACTIVATEAPP = 0x001C;
int windowHandle;
public:
MyNativeWindow( Form^ parent )
{
CreateParams^ cp = gcnew CreateParams;
// Fill in the CreateParams details.
cp->Caption = "Click here";
cp->ClassName = "Button";
// Set the position on the form
cp->X = 100;
cp->Y = 100;
cp->Height = 100;
cp->Width = 100;
// Specify the form as the parent.
cp->Parent = parent->Handle;
// Create as a child of the specified parent
cp->Style = WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE;
// Create the actual window
this->CreateHandle( cp );
}
protected:
// Listen to when the handle changes to keep the variable in sync
virtual void OnHandleChange() override
{
windowHandle = (int)this->Handle;
}
virtual void WndProc( Message % m ) override
{
// Listen for messages that are sent to the button window. Some messages are sent
// to the parent window instead of the button's window.
switch ( m.Msg )
{
case WM_ACTIVATEAPP:
// Do something here in response to messages
break;
}
NativeWindow::WndProc( m );
}
};
// MyNativeWindow class to create a window given a class name.
internal class MyNativeWindow : NativeWindow
{
// Constant values were found in the "windows.h" header file.
private const int WS_CHILD = 0x40000000,
WS_VISIBLE = 0x10000000,
WM_ACTIVATEAPP = 0x001C;
private int windowHandle;
public MyNativeWindow(Form parent)
{
CreateParams cp = new CreateParams();
// Fill in the CreateParams details.
cp.Caption = "Click here";
cp.ClassName = "Button";
// Set the position on the form
cp.X = 100;
cp.Y = 100;
cp.Height = 100;
cp.Width = 100;
// Specify the form as the parent.
cp.Parent = parent.Handle;
// Create as a child of the specified parent
cp.Style = WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE;
// Create the actual window
this.CreateHandle(cp);
}
// Listen to when the handle changes to keep the variable in sync
protected override void OnHandleChange()
{
windowHandle = (int)this.Handle;
}
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
// Listen for messages that are sent to the button window. Some messages are sent
// to the parent window instead of the button's window.
switch (m.Msg)
{
case WM_ACTIVATEAPP:
// Do something here in response to messages
break;
}
base.WndProc(ref m);
}
}
' MyNativeWindow class to create a window given a class name.
<System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSetAttribute(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
Friend Class MyNativeWindow
Inherits NativeWindow
' Constant values were found in the "windows.h" header file.
Private Const WS_CHILD As Integer = &H40000000, _
WS_VISIBLE As Integer = &H10000000, _
WM_ACTIVATEAPP As Integer = &H1C
Private windowHandle As Integer
Public Sub New(ByVal parent As Form)
Dim cp As CreateParams = New CreateParams()
' Fill in the CreateParams details.
cp.Caption = "Click here"
cp.ClassName = "Button"
' Set the position on the form
cp.X = 100
cp.Y = 100
cp.Height = 100
cp.Width = 100
' Specify the form as the parent.
cp.Parent = parent.Handle
' Create as a child of the specified parent
cp.Style = WS_CHILD Or WS_VISIBLE
' Create the actual window
Me.CreateHandle(cp)
End Sub
' Listen to when the handle changes to keep the variable in sync
<System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSetAttribute(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
Protected Overrides Sub OnHandleChange()
windowHandle = Me.Handle.ToInt32()
End Sub
<System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSetAttribute(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As Message)
' Listen for messages that are sent to the button window. Some messages are sent
' to the parent window instead of the button's window.
Select Case (m.Msg)
Case WM_ACTIVATEAPP
' Do something here in response to messages
End Select
MyBase.WndProc(m)
End Sub
End Class
Remarks
Use this method when calling Windows API methods that require a handle for a window or control.
