WindowsFormsApplicationBase Class

The properties exposed by the My.Application object return data that is associated only with the current application or DLL. No system-level information can be altered with My.Application.

The My.Application object consists of the following classes:

• ApplicationBase provides members that are available in all projects.

• WindowsFormsApplicationBase provides members that are available in Windows Forms applications.

• ConsoleApplicationBase provides members that are available in console applications.

Note

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: Resources. 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.

This example uses a loop to iterate through the application's open forms, selects the forms that can be accessed directly by the current thread, and displays their titles in a ListBox control. For information about how to access the open forms, see How to: Access All Open Forms of an Application (Visual Basic).

Private Sub GetOpenFormTitles()
    Dim formTitles As New Collection

    Try
        For Each f As Form In My.Application.OpenForms
            If Not f.InvokeRequired Then
                ' Can access the form directly.
                formTitles.Add(f.Text)
            End If
        Next
    Catch ex As Exception
        formTitles.Add("Error: " & ex.Message)
    End Try

    Form1.ListBox1.DataSource = formTitles
End Sub

This example requires that your Windows Forms application have a form named Form1 that contains a list box named ListBox1.

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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