WindowsFormsApplicationBase Class (Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices)

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WindowsFormsApplicationBase Class

Provides properties, methods, and events related to the current application.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Resources := HostProtectionResource.ExternalProcessMgmt)> _
Public Class WindowsFormsApplicationBase _
    Inherits ConsoleApplicationBase

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As WindowsFormsApplicationBase

[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Resources = HostProtectionResource.ExternalProcessMgmt)]
public class WindowsFormsApplicationBase : ConsoleApplicationBase

Visual C++

[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Resources = HostProtectionResource::ExternalProcessMgmt)]
public ref class WindowsFormsApplicationBase : public ConsoleApplicationBase

JScript

public class WindowsFormsApplicationBase extends ConsoleApplicationBase

Remarks

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.

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.

For more detailed information, see the Visual Basic topic My.Application Object.

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.

Some members are available only for Windows Forms or console applications.

Examples

This example uses the My.Application.CommandLineArgs property to examine the application's command-line arguments. If an argument is found that starts with /input=, the rest of that argument is displayed.

Visual Basic

Private Sub ParseCommandLineArgs()
    Dim inputArgument As String = "/input="
    Dim inputName As String = ""

    For Each s As String In My.Application.CommandLineArgs
        If s.ToLower.StartsWith(inputArgument) Then
            inputName = s.Remove(0, inputArgument.Length)
        End If
    Next

    If inputName = "" Then
        MsgBox("No input name")
    Else
        MsgBox("Input name: " & inputName)
    End If
End Sub

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices..::.ApplicationBase
    Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices..::.ConsoleApplicationBase
      Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices..::.WindowsFormsApplicationBase

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, 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.

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