NativeWindow.ReleaseHandle Method
Definition
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Releases the handle associated with this window.
public:
virtual void ReleaseHandle();public virtual void ReleaseHandle ();abstract member ReleaseHandle : unit -> unit
override this.ReleaseHandle : unit -> unitPublic Overridable Sub ReleaseHandle ()Examples
The following code example demonstrates intercepting operating system window messages in a window procedure. The example creates a class that inherits from NativeWindow to accomplish this.
The MyNativeWindowListener class hooks into the window procedure of the form passed into the constructor, and overrides the WndProc method to intercepts the WM_ACTIVATEAPP window message. The class demonstrates the use of the AssignHandle and ReleaseHandle methods to identify the window handle the NativeWindow will use. The handle is assign based upon the Control.HandleCreated and Control.HandleDestroyed events. When the WM_ACTIVATEAPP window message is received, the class calls the form1.ApplicationActivated method.
This code is an excerpt from the example shown in the NativeWindow class overview. Some code is not shown for the purpose of brevity. See NativeWindow for the whole code listing.
// NativeWindow class to listen to operating system messages.
ref class MyNativeWindowListener: public NativeWindow
{
private:
// Constant value was found in the S"windows.h" header file.
literal int WM_ACTIVATEAPP = 0x001C;
Form1^ parent;
public:
MyNativeWindowListener( Form1^ parent )
{
parent->HandleCreated += gcnew EventHandler( this, &MyNativeWindowListener::OnHandleCreated );
parent->HandleDestroyed += gcnew EventHandler( this, &MyNativeWindowListener::OnHandleDestroyed );
this->parent = parent;
}
internal:
// Listen for the control's window creation and then hook into it.
void OnHandleCreated( Object^ sender, EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
{
// Window is now created, assign handle to NativeWindow.
AssignHandle( (dynamic_cast<Form1^>(sender))->Handle );
}
void OnHandleDestroyed( Object^ /*sender*/, EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
{
// Window was destroyed, release hook.
ReleaseHandle();
}
protected:
virtual void WndProc( Message %m ) override
{
// Listen for operating system messages
switch ( m.Msg )
{
case WM_ACTIVATEAPP:
// Notify the form that this message was received.
// Application is activated or deactivated,
// based upon the WParam parameter.
parent->ApplicationActived( ((int)m.WParam != 0) );
break;
}
NativeWindow::WndProc( m );
}
};
// NativeWindow class to listen to operating system messages.
internal class MyNativeWindowListener : NativeWindow
{
// Constant value was found in the "windows.h" header file.
private const int WM_ACTIVATEAPP = 0x001C;
private Form1 parent;
public MyNativeWindowListener(Form1 parent)
{
parent.HandleCreated += new EventHandler(this.OnHandleCreated);
parent.HandleDestroyed += new EventHandler(this.OnHandleDestroyed);
this.parent = parent;
}
// Listen for the control's window creation and then hook into it.
internal void OnHandleCreated(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Window is now created, assign handle to NativeWindow.
AssignHandle(((Form1)sender).Handle);
}
internal void OnHandleDestroyed(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Window was destroyed, release hook.
ReleaseHandle();
}
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
// Listen for operating system messages
switch (m.Msg)
{
case WM_ACTIVATEAPP:
// Notify the form that this message was received.
// Application is activated or deactivated,
// based upon the WParam parameter.
parent.ApplicationActivated(((int)m.WParam != 0));
break;
}
base.WndProc(ref m);
}
}
' NativeWindow class to listen to operating system messages.
Friend Class MyNativeWindowListener
Inherits NativeWindow
' Constant value was found in the "windows.h" header file.
Private Const WM_ACTIVATEAPP As Integer = &H1C
Private parent As Form1
Public Sub New(ByVal parent As Form1)
AddHandler parent.HandleCreated, AddressOf Me.OnHandleCreated
AddHandler parent.HandleDestroyed, AddressOf Me.OnHandleDestroyed
Me.parent = parent
End Sub
' Listen for the control's window creation and hook into it.
Private Sub OnHandleCreated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
' Window is now created, assign handle to NativeWindow.
AssignHandle(CType(sender, Form).Handle)
End Sub
Private Sub OnHandleDestroyed(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
' Window was destroyed, release hook.
ReleaseHandle()
End Sub
<System.Security.Permissions.PermissionSetAttribute(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction.Demand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As Message)
' Listen for operating system messages
Select Case (m.Msg)
Case WM_ACTIVATEAPP
' Notify the form that this message was received.
' Application is activated or deactivated,
' based upon the WParam parameter.
parent.ApplicationActivated(m.WParam.ToInt32() <> 0)
End Select
MyBase.WndProc(m)
End Sub
End Class
Remarks
This method does not destroy the window handle. Instead, it sets the handle's window procedure to the default window procedure. It sets the Handle property to 0 and calls OnHandleChange to reflect the change.
A window automatically calls this method if it receives a native Win32 WM_NCDESTROY message, indicating that Windows has destroyed the handle.
