Console.Beep Method
Updated: April 2009
Plays the sound of a beep through the console speaker.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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| HostProtectionException | This method was executed on a server, such as SQL Server, that does not permit access to a user interface. |
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The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: UI. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes. |
By default, the beep plays at a frequency of 800 hertz for a duration of 200 milliseconds.
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The Beep method is not supported on the 64-bit editions of Windows Vista and Windows XP. |
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
