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Application.RegisterMessageLoop(Application+MessageLoopCallback) Method

Definition

Registers a callback for checking whether the message loop is running in hosted environments.

public static void RegisterMessageLoop(System.Windows.Forms.Application.MessageLoopCallback callback);
public static void RegisterMessageLoop(System.Windows.Forms.Application.MessageLoopCallback? callback);

Parameters

callback
Application.MessageLoopCallback

The method to call when Windows Forms needs to check if the hosting environment is still sending messages.

Remarks

This method is used when hosting Windows Forms in another environment, such as an unmanaged application. In hosted environments, the MessageLoop property will always return false if Windows Forms is not processing messages. Use this callback to tell Windows Forms if the hosting environment is still processing messages.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 2.0, 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

See also