Gets the window handle that the control is bound to.
(in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public ReadOnly Property Handle As IntPtr
Dim instance As Control
Dim value As IntPtr
value = instance.Handle
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public IntPtr Handle { get; }
[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
virtual property IntPtr Handle {
IntPtr get () sealed;
}
public final function get Handle () : IntPtr
Implements
IWin32Window..::.Handle
The value of the Handle property is a Windows HWND. If the handle has not yet been created, referencing this property will force the handle to be created.
The following code example demonstrates using the ControlPaint..::.DrawFocusRectangle and the Handle property. To run the example paste the following code in a form. Add two buttons named Button1 and Button2 to the form and ensure all events are connected to their event handlers.
' This method draws a focus rectangle on Button2 using the
' handle and client rectangle of Button2.
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(Graphics.FromHwnd(Button2.Handle), _
Button2.ClientRectangle)
End Sub
// This method draws a focus rectangle on Button2 using the
// handle and client rectangle of Button2.
private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
ControlPaint.DrawFocusRectangle(Graphics.FromHwnd(Button2.Handle),
Button2.ClientRectangle);
}
// This method draws a focus rectangle on Button2 using the
// handle and client rectangle of Button2.
void Button1_Click( System::Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
{
ControlPaint::DrawFocusRectangle( Graphics::FromHwnd( Button2->Handle ), Button2->ClientRectangle );
}
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, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC
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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0
Reference