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Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the Dispatcher for the thread currently executing and creates a new Dispatcher if one is not already associated with the thread.

Namespace: System.Windows.Threading
Assembly: WindowsBase (in WindowsBase.dll)

Syntax

C++

public static Dispatcher CurrentDispatcher { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher
The dispatcher associated with the current thread.

Remarks

If a Dispatcher is not associated with the current thread, a new Dispatcher will be created. This is not the case with the FromThread method. FromThread will return null if there is not a dispatcher associated with the specified thread.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Dispatcher Class

System.Windows.Threading Namespace

Other Resources

Threading Model

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