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IWin32Window Interface

.NET Framework 4.5

Provides an interface to expose Win32 HWND handles.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

[GuidAttribute("458AB8A2-A1EA-4d7b-8EBE-DEE5D3D9442C")]
[InterfaceTypeAttribute(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface IWin32Window

The IWin32Window type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Handle	Gets the handle to the window represented by the implementer.

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Remarks

This interface is implemented on objects that expose Win32 HWND handles. The resultant handle can be used with Win32 API calls.

Examples

The following example sets the Text property of label1 to the current Handle of Form1. This example assumes that you have a Form called Form1 with a Label called label1 on it.

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public Form1()
{
   InitializeComponent();

   this.label1.Text = this.Handle.ToString();
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

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