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.NET Framework Class Library
NotifyIcon Class

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Specifies a component that creates an icon in the notification area. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public NotInheritable Class NotifyIcon _
    Inherits Component
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As NotifyIcon
C#
public sealed class NotifyIcon : Component
Visual C++
public ref class NotifyIcon sealed : public Component
F#
[<SealedAttribute>]
type NotifyIcon =  
    class
        inherit Component
    end
Remarks

Icons in the notification area are shortcuts to processes that are running in the background of a computer, such as a virus protection program or a volume control. These processes do not come with their own user interfaces. The NotifyIcon class provides a way to program in this functionality. The Icon property defines the icon that appears in the notification area. Pop-up menus for an icon are addressed with the ContextMenu property. The Text property assigns ToolTip text. In order for the icon to show up in the notification area, the Visible property must be set to true.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates using the NotifyIcon class to display an icon for an application in the notification area. The example demonstrates setting the Icon, ContextMenu, Text, and Visible properties and handling the DoubleClick event. A ContextMenu with an Exit item on it is assigned to the NotifyIcon..::.ContextMenu property, which allows the user to close the application. When the DoubleClick event occurs, the application form is activated by calling the Form..::.Activate method.

Visual Basic
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public NotInheritable Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

    Private contextMenu1 As System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu
    Friend WithEvents menuItem1 As System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem
    Friend WithEvents notifyIcon1 As System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    <System.STAThread()> _
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(New Form1)
    End Sub 'Main

    Public Sub New()

        Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Container
        Me.contextMenu1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu
        Me.menuItem1 = New System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem

        ' Initialize contextMenu1
        Me.contextMenu1.MenuItems.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem() _
                            {Me.menuItem1})

        ' Initialize menuItem1
        Me.menuItem1.Index = 0
        Me.menuItem1.Text = "E&xit"

        ' Set up how the form should be displayed.
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 266)
        Me.Text = "Notify Icon Example"

        ' Create the NotifyIcon.
        Me.notifyIcon1 = New System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon(Me.components)

        ' The Icon property sets the icon that will appear
        ' in the systray for this application.
        notifyIcon1.Icon = New Icon("appicon.ico")

        ' The ContextMenu property sets the menu that will
        ' appear when the systray icon is right clicked.
        notifyIcon1.ContextMenu = Me.contextMenu1

        ' The Text property sets the text that will be displayed,
        ' in a tooltip, when the mouse hovers over the systray icon.
        notifyIcon1.Text = "Form1 (NotifyIcon example)"
        notifyIcon1.Visible = True
    End Sub 'New

    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        ' Clean up any components being used.
        If disposing Then
            If (components IsNot Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub 'Dispose

    Private Sub notifyIcon1_DoubleClick(Sender as object, e as EventArgs) handles notifyIcon1.DoubleClick
        ' Show the form when the user double clicks on the notify icon.

        ' Set the WindowState to normal if the form is minimized.
        if (me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized) then _
            me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal

        ' Activate the form.
        me.Activate()
    end sub

    Private Sub menuItem1_Click(Sender as object, e as EventArgs) handles menuItem1.Click
        ' Close the form, which closes the application.
        me.Close()
    end sub

End Class 'Form1
C#
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
    private System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon notifyIcon1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu contextMenu1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem menuItem1;
    private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components;

    [STAThread]
    static void Main() 
    {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }

    public Form1()
    {
        this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
        this.contextMenu1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu();
        this.menuItem1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();

        // Initialize contextMenu1
        this.contextMenu1.MenuItems.AddRange(
                    new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem[] {this.menuItem1});

        // Initialize menuItem1
        this.menuItem1.Index = 0;
        this.menuItem1.Text = "E&xit";
        this.menuItem1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.menuItem1_Click);

        // Set up how the form should be displayed.
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
        this.Text = "Notify Icon Example";

        // Create the NotifyIcon.
        this.notifyIcon1 = new System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon(this.components);

        // The Icon property sets the icon that will appear
        // in the systray for this application.
        notifyIcon1.Icon = new Icon("appicon.ico");

        // The ContextMenu property sets the menu that will
        // appear when the systray icon is right clicked.
        notifyIcon1.ContextMenu = this.contextMenu1;

        // The Text property sets the text that will be displayed,
        // in a tooltip, when the mouse hovers over the systray icon.
        notifyIcon1.Text = "Form1 (NotifyIcon example)";
        notifyIcon1.Visible = true;

        // Handle the DoubleClick event to activate the form.
        notifyIcon1.DoubleClick += new System.EventHandler(this.notifyIcon1_DoubleClick);

    }

    protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
    {
        // Clean up any components being used.
        if( disposing )
            if (components != null)
                components.Dispose();            

        base.Dispose( disposing );
    }

    private void notifyIcon1_DoubleClick(object Sender, EventArgs e) 
    {
        // Show the form when the user double clicks on the notify icon.

        // Set the WindowState to normal if the form is minimized.
        if (this.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized)
            this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;

        // Activate the form.
        this.Activate();
    }

    private void menuItem1_Click(object Sender, EventArgs e) {
        // Close the form, which closes the application.
        this.Close();
    }
}
Visual C++
#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>
#using <System.Drawing.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
public ref class Form1: public System::Windows::Forms::Form
{
private:
   System::Windows::Forms::NotifyIcon^ notifyIcon1;
   System::Windows::Forms::ContextMenu^ contextMenu1;
   System::Windows::Forms::MenuItem^ menuItem1;
   System::ComponentModel::IContainer^ components;

public:
   Form1()
   {
      this->components = gcnew System::ComponentModel::Container;
      this->contextMenu1 = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::ContextMenu;
      this->menuItem1 = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::MenuItem;

      // Initialize contextMenu1
      array<System::Windows::Forms::MenuItem^>^temp0 = {this->menuItem1};
      this->contextMenu1->MenuItems->AddRange( temp0 );

      // Initialize menuItem1
      this->menuItem1->Index = 0;
      this->menuItem1->Text = "E&xit";
      this->menuItem1->Click += gcnew System::EventHandler( this, &Form1::menuItem1_Click );

      // Set up how the form should be displayed.
      this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size( 292, 266 );
      this->Text = "Notify Icon Example";

      // Create the NotifyIcon.
      this->notifyIcon1 = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::NotifyIcon( this->components );

      // The Icon property sets the icon that will appear
      // in the systray for this application.
      notifyIcon1->Icon = gcnew System::Drawing::Icon( "appicon.ico" );

      // The ContextMenu property sets the menu that will
      // appear when the systray icon is right clicked.
      notifyIcon1->ContextMenu = this->contextMenu1;

      // The Text property sets the text that will be displayed,
      // in a tooltip, when the mouse hovers over the systray icon.
      notifyIcon1->Text = "Form1 (NotifyIcon example)";
      notifyIcon1->Visible = true;

      // Handle the DoubleClick event to activate the form.
      notifyIcon1->DoubleClick += gcnew System::EventHandler( this, &Form1::notifyIcon1_DoubleClick );
   }

protected:
   ~Form1()
   {
      if ( components != nullptr )
      {
         delete components;
      }
   }

private:
   void notifyIcon1_DoubleClick( Object^ /*Sender*/, EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {

      // Show the form when the user double clicks on the notify icon.
      // Set the WindowState to normal if the form is minimized.
      if ( this->WindowState == FormWindowState::Minimized )
            this->WindowState = FormWindowState::Normal;

      // Activate the form.
      this->Activate();
   }

   void menuItem1_Click( Object^ /*Sender*/, EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {

      // Close the form, which closes the application.
      this->Close();
   }

};

[STAThread]
int main()
{
   Application::Run( gcnew Form1 );
}
.NET Framework Security

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System..::.MarshalByRefObject
    System.ComponentModel..::.Component
      System.Windows.Forms..::.NotifyIcon
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 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, 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.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4
See Also

Reference

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