Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Threading

Assembly:

WindowsBase.dll

Gets the Dispatcher for the thread currently executing and creates a new Dispatcher if one is not already associated with the thread.

public:
 static property System::Windows::Threading::Dispatcher ^ CurrentDispatcher { System::Windows::Threading::Dispatcher ^ get(); };

public static System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher CurrentDispatcher { get; }

static member CurrentDispatcher : System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher

Public Shared ReadOnly Property CurrentDispatcher As Dispatcher

Property Value

Dispatcher

The dispatcher associated with the current thread.

Remarks

If a Dispatcher is not associated with the current thread, a new Dispatcher will be created. This is not the case with the FromThread method. FromThread will return null if there is not a dispatcher associated with the specified thread.