Application.Deactivated Event
Definition
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Occurs when an application stops being the foreground application.
public:
event EventHandler ^ Deactivated;
public event EventHandler Deactivated;
member this.Deactivated : EventHandler
Public Custom Event Deactivated As EventHandler
Public Event Deactivated As EventHandler
Event Type
Examples
The following example shows how to detect when a standalone application deactivates and activates.
<Application
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
x:Class="SDKSample.App"
StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml"
Activated="App_Activated"
Deactivated="App_Deactivated" />
using System;
using System.Windows;
namespace SDKSample
{
public partial class App : Application
{
bool isApplicationActive;
void App_Activated(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Application activated
this.isApplicationActive = true;
}
void App_Deactivated(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Application deactivated
this.isApplicationActive = false;
}
}
}
Imports System.Windows
Namespace SDKSample
Partial Public Class App
Inherits Application
Private isApplicationActive As Boolean
Private Sub App_Activated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
' Application activated
Me.isApplicationActive = True
End Sub
Private Sub App_Deactivated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
' Application deactivated
Me.isApplicationActive = False
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Remarks
A Windows Presentation Foundation application that has one or more open windows deactivates (stops being the foreground application) when a user does the following:
Switches to another application by using ALT+TAB or by using Task Manager.
Clicks the taskbar button for a window in another application.
Applications that need to detect deactivation can handle the Deactivated event.
After an application is first activated, it may be deactivated and reactivated many times during its lifetime. If an application's behavior or state depends on its activation state, it can handle both Deactivated and Activated events to determine which state it's in.
Deactivated is not raised for XAML browser applications (XBAPs).