IsSingleInstance Property

.NET Components for Mobility

Allows you to enforce a single instance application on platforms other than Windows Mobile.

Declaration Syntax

C#	Visual Basic

public static bool IsSingleInstance { get; set; }

Public Shared Property IsSingleInstance As Boolean
	Get
	Set

Remarks

On generic Windows CE platforms the .NET Compact Framework does not enforce a single instance of your application. If you want to override this behaviour and provide a behaviour to match Windows Mobile then set this property to true in your startup (e.g. static void Main()) procedure before Application.Run is called. If a second instance of the application is created it will be closed and the initial instance will be brought to the foreground.

Examples

CopyC#

using InTheHand.Windows.Forms;

[MTAThread]
static void Main()
{
    ApplicationHelper.IsSingleInstance = true;
    Application.Run(new Form1());
}

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
PlatformNotSupportedException	Property is readonly on Windows Mobile (and will always return true).

Assembly: InTheHand.Windows.Forms (Module: InTheHand.Windows.Forms) Version: 7.0.0.0