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ProcessStartInfo.WindowStyle Property

Definition

Namespace:
System.Diagnostics
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Diagnostics.Process.dll
Assembly:
System.Diagnostics.Process.dll
Assembly:
System.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll
Source:
ProcessStartInfo.cs
Source:
ProcessStartInfo.cs
Source:
ProcessStartInfo.cs
Source:
ProcessStartInfo.cs
Source:
ProcessStartInfo.cs

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Gets or sets the window state to use when the process is started.

public:
 property System::Diagnostics::ProcessWindowStyle WindowStyle { System::Diagnostics::ProcessWindowStyle get(); void set(System::Diagnostics::ProcessWindowStyle value); };
public System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle WindowStyle { get; set; }
member this.WindowStyle : System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle with get, set
Public Property WindowStyle As ProcessWindowStyle

Property Value

One of the enumeration values that indicates whether the process is started in a window that is maximized, minimized, normal (neither maximized nor minimized), or not visible. The default is Normal.

Exceptions

The window style is not one of the ProcessWindowStyle enumeration members.

Examples

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace MyProcessSample
{
 class MyProcess
 {
 // Opens the Internet Explorer application.
 void OpenApplication(string myFavoritesPath)
 {
 // Start Internet Explorer. Defaults to the home page.
 Process.Start("IExplore.exe");

 // Display the contents of the favorites folder in the browser.
 Process.Start(myFavoritesPath);
 }

 // Opens urls and .html documents using Internet Explorer.
 void OpenWithArguments()
 {
 // url's are not considered documents. They can only be opened
 // by passing them as arguments.
 Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "www.northwindtraders.com");

 // Start a Web page using a browser associated with .html and .asp files.
 Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "C:\\myPath\\myFile.htm");
 Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "C:\\myPath\\myFile.asp");
 }

 // Uses the ProcessStartInfo class to start new processes,
 // both in a minimized mode.
 void OpenWithStartInfo()
 {
 ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("IExplore.exe");
 startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Minimized;

 Process.Start(startInfo);

 startInfo.Arguments = "www.northwindtraders.com";

 Process.Start(startInfo);
 }

 static void Main()
 {
 // Get the path that stores favorite links.
 string myFavoritesPath =
 Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Favorites);

 MyProcess myProcess = new MyProcess();

 myProcess.OpenApplication(myFavoritesPath);
 myProcess.OpenWithArguments();
 myProcess.OpenWithStartInfo();
 }
 }
}
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.ComponentModel

Namespace MyProcessSample
 Class MyProcess
 ' Opens the Internet Explorer application.
 Public Sub OpenApplication(myFavoritesPath As String)
 ' Start Internet Explorer. Defaults to the home page.
 Process.Start("IExplore.exe")

 ' Display the contents of the favorites folder in the browser.
 Process.Start(myFavoritesPath)
 End Sub

 ' Opens URLs and .html documents using Internet Explorer.
 Sub OpenWithArguments()
 ' URLs are not considered documents. They can only be opened
 ' by passing them as arguments.
 Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "www.northwindtraders.com")

 ' Start a Web page using a browser associated with .html and .asp files.
 Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "C:\myPath\myFile.htm")
 Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "C:\myPath\myFile.asp")
 End Sub

 ' Uses the ProcessStartInfo class to start new processes,
 ' both in a minimized mode.
 Sub OpenWithStartInfo()
 Dim startInfo As New ProcessStartInfo("IExplore.exe")
 startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Minimized

 Process.Start(startInfo)

 startInfo.Arguments = "www.northwindtraders.com"

 Process.Start(startInfo)
 End Sub

 Shared Sub Main()
 ' Get the path that stores favorite links.
 Dim myFavoritesPath As String = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Favorites)

 Dim myProcess As New MyProcess()

 myProcess.OpenApplication(myFavoritesPath)
 myProcess.OpenWithArguments()
 myProcess.OpenWithStartInfo()
 End Sub
 End Class
End Namespace 'MyProcessSample

Applies to


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