Window.Activate Method
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Attempts to bring the window to the foreground and activates it.
public:
bool Activate();[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public bool Activate();public bool Activate();[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
member this.Activate : unit -> boolmember this.Activate : unit -> boolPublic Function Activate () As Booleantrue if the Window was successfully activated; otherwise, false.
- Attributes
The rules that determine whether the window is activated are the same as those used by the Win32 SetForegroundWindow function (User32.dll).
If the window is activated in a Windows Presentation Foundation application that is not the user's foreground application, Activated event is raised.
Note
This method cannot be called when a window is hosted in a browser.
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET Framework | 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1 |
| Windows Desktop | 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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