WPF equivalent for OnHandleCreated (from C#)

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Is there any equivalent for OnHandleCreated for a window in WPF as is there in C# for a form?

My intention is to get the handle for the window and not for it's child controls. I want to access this handle after it is created. In winforms we could use OnHandleCreated to get the handle as soon as it is created. Is it any alternative for this in WPF window?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Posted 10-Apr-14 1:49am

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Updated 15-Apr-14 20:27pm

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[no name] 10-Apr-14 8:27am

Sorry I misread. http://www.bing.com/search?q=wpf+get+window+handle

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 18-Apr-14 19:33pm

There are no those handles for child controls. This is not windows-based technology. There is a handle of the main window, but there is no a point using it.
I know some analogous events, but first explain what are you trying to do, otherwise it may turn a waste of time.
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Shai Vashdi · Answer 1 · 2014-04-18T11:14:00

Hi,

You can try:

C#

class MyWindow : Window
{
    protected override void OnSourceInitialized(EventArgs e)
    {
         base.OnSourceInitialized(e);
         var handle = new WindowInteropHelper(this).Handle;
         // -- or --
         var hwndSource = (HwndSource)PresentationSource.FromVisual(this);
         var handle = hwndSource.Handle;
    }
}