SystemSounds Class

.NET Framework (current version)

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Retrieves sounds associated with a set of Windows operating system sound-event types. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace: System.Media
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.Media::SystemSounds

Syntax

C++

[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, UI = true)]
public ref class SystemSounds sealed

Properties

	Name	Description
	Asterisk	Gets the sound associated with the Asterisk program event in the current Windows sound scheme.
	Beep	Gets the sound associated with the Beep program event in the current Windows sound scheme.
	Exclamation	Gets the sound associated with the Exclamation program event in the current Windows sound scheme.
	Hand	Gets the sound associated with the Hand program event in the current Windows sound scheme.
	Question	Gets the sound associated with the Question program event in the current Windows sound scheme.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

The SystemSounds class provides methods for retrieving the sounds associated with a set of operating system sound-event types for the current user. The sounds associated with each type of operating system sound event can be configured in Windows Control Panel.

SystemSounds provides static methods to access the sounds associated with the Asterisk, Beep, Exclamation, Hand and Question sound events. Each property returns a SystemSound that can be used to play the sound.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0

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.