How to add reference to system.windows.media in .NET 6 class library project

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Hello,

I am making some extension methods that extend System.Windows.Media.Color

I was trying to include them in a .Net 6 class library to use them across multiple projects,

But I couldn't add reference to the required namespace.

What I have tried:

1. Searched for nuget packages that contains PresentationCore or System.Windows.Media

Posted 3-Dec-21 20:18pm

Ahmad_kelany

Updated 16-Jun-22 2:41am

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2021-12-03T21:57:00

Solution 1

Quote from MSDN:
The requested page is not available for .NET 6. You have been redirected to the newest product version this page is available for.

It would appear that this namespace is not part of .NET 6.

Posted 3-Dec-21 21:57pm

Richard MacCutchan

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Richard Deeming 6-Dec-21 5:06am

The documentation says that it is:
Color Struct (System.Windows.Media) | Microsoft Docs[^]
Windows Desktop: 3.0, 3.1, 5.0, 6.0

Richard MacCutchan 6-Dec-21 5:10am

That is for Windows Desktop 6. If I change the framework selector to .NET 6 it gives the error message quoted above. Is Desktop 6 the same as .NET 6?

Richard Deeming 6-Dec-21 5:13am

AFAIK, the desktop SDK is a specific type of .NET 6 project.

Richard MacCutchan 6-Dec-21 5:15am

It gets more confusing by the day.

Member 13908537 · Answer 2 · 2022-02-18T21:58:00

Hello,
I Think you have to:

target net6-windows,

add <usewpf>true in you project file .csroj, .vbproj or fsproj, etc. and
restore it.

e.g;

<project sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<propertygroup>
<outputtype>WinExe

<targetframework>net6.0-windows

<nullable>disable

<usewpf>true

<usewindowsforms>true

DrewTw · Answer 3 · 2022-06-16T02:41:00

Solution 3

Install System.Windows.Extensions through NuGet PM

Install-Package System.Windows.Extensions -Version 6.0.0

Posted 16-Jun-22 2:41am

DrewTw