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XmlForm.HostName property

Gets the name of the application hosting InfoPath as a control.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.InfoPath
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.InfoPath (in Microsoft.Office.InfoPath.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property HostName As String
    Get
'Usage
Dim instance As XmlForm
Dim value As String

value = instance.HostName
public abstract string HostName { get; }

Property value

Type: System.String
The name of the host application.

Remarks

This property is intended for use in scenarios where InfoPath is hosted as a control in another application and code running in InfoPath needs to access the name of the host application. Typically, the host application name returned will be used in the title bar text of dialog boxes instead of "Microsoft InfoPath".

For a brief overview of hosting InfoPath in another application, see "The InfoPath Editor Hosted as a Control" in What's New for InfoPath Developers. For more information about hosting InfoPath in another application, see the article titled "Hosting the InfoPath Editing Environment in a Custom Windows Form Application" on the InfoPath Developer Portal on MSDN.

This member can be accessed without restrictions.

This type or member can be accessed only from code running in forms opened in Microsoft InfoPath Filler.

See also

Reference

XmlForm class

XmlForm members

Microsoft.Office.InfoPath namespace