/// <summary>
/// Start Flashing the specified Window (form)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="form">The Form (Window) to Flash.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool Start(Form form)
{
if (Win2000OrLater)
{
Flashwinfo fi = Create_FLASHWINFO(form.Handle, FLASHW_ALL, uint.MaxValue, 0);
return(FlashWindowEx(ref fi));
}
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Flash the specified Window (form) for the specified number of times
/// </summary>
/// <param name="form">The Form (Window) to Flash.</param>
/// <param name="count">The number of times to Flash.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool Flash(Form form, uint count)
{
if (Win2000OrLater)
{
Flashwinfo fi = Create_FLASHWINFO(form.Handle, FLASHW_ALL, count, 0);
return(FlashWindowEx(ref fi));
}
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Stop Flashing the specified process MainWindow
/// </summary>
/// <param name="process"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool StopWindowFlashing(Process process)
{
if (!Win2000OrLater)
{
return(false);
}
Flashwinfo fi = Create_FLASHWINFO(process.MainWindowHandle, FLASHW_STOP, uint.MaxValue, 0);
return(FlashWindowEx(ref fi));
}
/// <summary>
/// Flash the spacified Window (Form) until it recieves focus.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="form">The Form (Window) to Flash.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool Flash(Form form)
{
// Make sure we're running under Windows 2000 or later
if (Win2000OrLater)
{
Flashwinfo fi = Create_FLASHWINFO(form.Handle, FLASHW_ALL | FLASHW_TIMERNOFG, uint.MaxValue, 0);
return(FlashWindowEx(ref fi));
}
return(false);
}
private static Flashwinfo Create_FLASHWINFO(IntPtr handle, uint flags, uint count, uint timeout)
{
Flashwinfo fi = new Flashwinfo();
fi.cbSize = Convert.ToUInt32(Marshal.SizeOf(fi));
fi.hwnd = handle;
fi.dwFlags = flags;
fi.uCount = count;
fi.dwTimeout = timeout;
return(fi);
}
/// <summary>
/// The stop flashing window.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="win">
/// The win.
/// </param>
public static void StopFlashingWindow(this Window win)
{
var h = new WindowInteropHelper(win);
var info = new Flashwinfo {hwnd = h.Handle};
info.cbSize = Convert.ToUInt32(Marshal.SizeOf(info));
info.dwFlags = FlashwStop;
info.uCount = uint.MaxValue;
info.dwTimeout = 0;
FlashWindowEx(ref info);
}
private static void FlashWindow(IntPtr hWnd)
{
Flashwinfo fInfo = new Flashwinfo();
fInfo.cbSize = Convert.ToUInt32(Marshal.SizeOf(fInfo));
fInfo.hwnd = hWnd;
fInfo.dwFlags = FlashwAll;
fInfo.uCount = UInt32.MaxValue;
fInfo.dwTimeout = 0;
FlashWindowEx(ref fInfo);
}
private static void FlashWindow(IntPtr hWnd)
{
Flashwinfo fInfo = new Flashwinfo();
fInfo.cbSize = Convert.ToUInt32(Marshal.SizeOf(fInfo));
fInfo.hwnd = hWnd;
fInfo.dwFlags = FlashwAll;
fInfo.uCount = UInt32.MaxValue;
fInfo.dwTimeout = 0;
FlashWindowEx(ref fInfo);
}
public static void StopFlashingWindow(Window win)
{
var h = new WindowInteropHelper(win);
var info = new Flashwinfo {
hwnd = h.Handle
};
info.cbSize = Convert.ToUInt32(Marshal.SizeOf(info));
info.dwFlags = FlashwStop;
info.uCount = UInt32.MaxValue;
info.dwTimeout = 0;
FlashWindowEx(ref info);
}
private const uint FlashwTray = 2; // Flash the taskbar button.
#endregion Fields
#region Methods
/// <summary>
/// The flash window.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="win">
/// The win.
/// </param>
/// <param name="count">
/// The count.
/// </param>
public static void FlashWindow(this Window win, uint count = 5)
{
// Don't flash if the window is active
if (win.IsActive)
return;
var h = new WindowInteropHelper(win);
var info = new Flashwinfo
{
hwnd = h.Handle,
dwFlags = FlashwAll | FlashwTimernofg,
uCount = count,
dwTimeout = 0
};
info.cbSize = Convert.ToUInt32(Marshal.SizeOf(info));
FlashWindowEx(ref info);
}
public static void Flash(Window win, UInt32 count = UInt32.MaxValue)
{
//Don't flash if the window is active
if (win.WindowState == WindowState.Maximized)
{
return;
}
var h = new WindowInteropHelper(win);
var info = new Flashwinfo
{
hwnd = h.Handle,
dwFlags = FlashwAll | FlashwTimernofg,
uCount = count,
dwTimeout = 0
};
info.cbSize = Convert.ToUInt32(Marshal.SizeOf(info));
FlashWindowEx(ref info);
}
/// <summary>
/// The flash window.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="win">
/// The win.
/// </param>
/// <param name="count">
/// The count.
/// </param>
public static void FlashWindow(this Window win, uint count = 5)
{
// Don't flash if the window is active
if (win.IsActive)
{
return;
}
var h = new WindowInteropHelper(win);
var info = new Flashwinfo
{
hwnd = h.Handle,
dwFlags = FlashwAll | FlashwTimernofg,
uCount = count,
dwTimeout = 0
};
info.cbSize = Convert.ToUInt32(Marshal.SizeOf(info));
FlashWindowEx(ref info);
}
private static extern bool FlashWindowEx(ref Flashwinfo pwfi);
private static extern bool FlashWindowEx(ref Flashwinfo pwfi);