Application.Current does not exist

Question

I am trying to use Application.Current for a jumplist (getJumpList(Application.Current)). However, despite seeing this all across my Google searches, C# does not identify the variable. This is in a windows forms application.

'System.Windows.Forms.Application' does not contain a definition for 'Current'

What is wrong, and why is it wrong?

Answer 1

Application.Current is Specific to WPF / Silverlight applications, as it is defined in PresentationFramework.dll Assembly. MSDN Application.Current

As you are using Winforms Application, you can use the Application Class, defined in  System.Windows.Forms.dll Assembly. Winforms Application class

Most of the commonly used Application methods are defined, not sure what are you trying to achieve.

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--Krishna

Answer 2

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.shell.jumplist.getjumplist.aspx 

I am wanting to use the line below the third comment in the example code. I have often seen Application instead of App in other examples.

Answer 3

Hi AmbientX,

Welcome to the MSDN forum.

It seems that you want to use Application.Current in your winform application. If so, you can add a reference to PresentationFramework first:

1.In Solution Explorer, right-click the project node and click Add Reference.
2.In the Add Reference dialog box, select the .NET tab.
3.Select the PresentationFramework, and then click OK.

Then add "using System.Windows.Shell;","using System.Windows;" to your code.
Now you can write code like :

System.Windows.Application a = System.Windows.Application.Current;

Hope it can help you.

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Bob Shen [MSFT]
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Answer 4

In addition to Bob Shen's answer.. You can create a jumplist without using WPF's reference and using the Windows API. 

step by step guide for Winforms Jumplist

Stack overflow link



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--Krishna

Answer 5

Strangely enough, neither of those work, but thanks for the reply.