/// <summary>
/// Stop Flashing the specified Window (form)
/// </summary>
public static bool Stop(Form form)
{
if (Win2000OrLater)
{
NativeMethods.FLASHWINFO fi = Create_FLASHWINFO(form.Handle, NativeMethods.FLASHW_STOP, uint.MaxValue, 0);
return(NativeMethods.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>
public static bool Flash(Form form, uint count)
{
if (Win2000OrLater)
{
NativeMethods.FLASHWINFO fi = Create_FLASHWINFO(form.Handle, NativeMethods.FLASHW_ALL, count, 0);
return(NativeMethods.FlashWindowEx(ref fi));
}
return(false);
}
private static NativeMethods.FLASHWINFO Create_FLASHWINFO(IntPtr handle, uint flags, uint count, uint timeout)
{
var fi = new NativeMethods.FLASHWINFO();
fi.cbSize = Convert.ToUInt32(Marshal.SizeOf(fi));
fi.hwnd = handle;
fi.dwFlags = flags;
fi.uCount = count;
fi.dwTimeout = timeout;
return(fi);
}
/// <summary>
/// Flash the spacified Window (Form) until it recieves focus.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="form">The Form (Window) to Flash.</param>
public static bool Flash(Form form)
{
// Make sure we're running under Windows 2000 or later
if (Win2000OrLater)
{
NativeMethods.FLASHWINFO fi = Create_FLASHWINFO(form.Handle,
NativeMethods.FLASHW_ALL | NativeMethods.FLASHW_TIMERNOFG, uint.MaxValue, 0);
return(NativeMethods.FlashWindowEx(ref fi));
}
return(false);
}