Application Methods (System.Windows.Forms)

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Application Methods

The Application type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	AddMessageFilter	Adds a message filter to monitor Windows messages as they are routed to their destinations.
	DoEvents	Processes all Windows messages currently in the message queue.
	EnableVisualStyles	Enables visual styles for the application.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Exit()()()	Informs all message pumps that they must terminate, and then closes all application windows after the messages have been processed.
	Exit(CancelEventArgs)	Informs all message pumps that they must terminate, and then closes all application windows after the messages have been processed.
	ExitThread	Exits the message loop on the current thread and closes all windows on the thread.
	FilterMessage	Runs any filters against a window message, and returns a copy of the modified message.
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	OleRequired	Initializes OLE on the current thread.
	OnThreadException	Raises the ThreadException event.
	RaiseIdle	Raises the Idle event in hosted scenarios.
	RegisterMessageLoop	Registers a callback for checking whether the message loop is running in hosted environments.
	RemoveMessageFilter	Removes a message filter from the message pump of the application.
	Restart	Shuts down the application and starts a new instance immediately.
	Run()()()	Begins running a standard application message loop on the current thread, without a form.
	Run(ApplicationContext)	Begins running a standard application message loop on the current thread, with an ApplicationContext.
	Run(Form)	Begins running a standard application message loop on the current thread, and makes the specified form visible.
	SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault	Sets the application-wide default for the UseCompatibleTextRendering property defined on certain controls.
	SetSuspendState	Suspends or hibernates the system, or requests that the system be suspended or hibernated.
	SetUnhandledExceptionMode(UnhandledExceptionMode)	Instructs the application how to respond to unhandled exceptions.
	SetUnhandledExceptionMode(UnhandledExceptionMode, Boolean)	Instructs the application how to respond to unhandled exceptions, optionally applying thread-specific behavior.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	UnregisterMessageLoop	Unregisters the message loop callback made with RegisterMessageLoop.

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Reference

Application Class

System.Windows.Forms Namespace