Application Class

An object representing the Application.

Allows the developer to execute, show and close an application, as well as show and hide an icon on Desktop. Also provides access to the Window object for the main application window to control window state such as the ability to minimize, maximize, restore, etc.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Openfin.DesktopApplication

Namespace: Openfin.Desktop
Assembly: OpenfinDesktop (in OpenfinDesktop.dll) Version: 17.6.1

Syntax

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public sealed class Application : IOpenfinEntity, 
	IDisposable

The Application type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Application(String, DesktopConnection)	Obsolete. Attaches an Application object to an application that already exists.
	Application(ApplicationOptions, DesktopConnection, AckCallback, AckCallback)	Obsolete. Application Constructor.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	DesktopConnection	Obsolete.
	Runtime	Gets the Runtime that created the Application.
	Uuid	Gets the UUID of the Application.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	addEventListener	Obsolete. Registers an event listener on the specified event.
	close	Closes the application
	createChildWindow	Create a child window
	Dispose	Dispose the current application instance.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	getChildWindows	Passes a list of wrapped child windows for the current application to childHandler.
	GetChildWindowsAsync	Passes a list of wrapped child windows for the current application to childHandler.
	getGroups	Obsolete. Passes a list of groups and their wrapped child windows for the current application to groupHandler.
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	getInfo	Retrieves information about the application
	getManifest	Retrieves the JSON manifest that was used to create the application. Invokes the error callback if the application was not created from a manifest.
	getOptions
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	getUuid
	getWindow
	isRunning	Determines if the application is currently running/active.
	pingChildWindow	Pings a child window
	removeEventListener	Obsolete. Removes a previously registered event listener from the specified event. The listener is passed an event object containing information related to the event.
	restart	Restart the application.
	run	Obsolete. Runs the application on the AppDesktop.
	Run	Obsolete. Run the application if it is not already running and perform the specified action after the application is connected. This action is invoked in two conditions: 1) The application was not previously running and now is. 2) The application was previously launched by the.NET Adapter.
	Start	Starts running the application on the AppDesktop. It is advised to check if the application is already running by calling isRunning before invoking this method.
	terminate	Terminates the application.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	waitFor	Wait for the application if it is unresponsive.
	wrap	Obsolete. Attaches an Application object to an application that already exists.
	WrapView	Wraps an existing platform view using the specified name.
	WrapWindow	Wraps an existing window using the specified name.

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Events

	Name	Description
	Closed	Occurs when the application is closed.
	Connected	Occurs when the application has authenticated and is connected.
	Crashed	Occurs when the application crashes.
	Error	Occurs when the application has an error.
	Initialized	Occurs when the application main window has initialized.
	ManifestChanged	Occurs when a manifest has been changed.
	NotResponding	Occurs when the application is not responding.
	OutOfMemory	Occurs when the application is out of memory.
	PlatformViewCreated	Occurs when a platform view is created. Contains information
	Responding	Occurs when the application is responding following a not responding event.
	RunRequested	Occurs when the application has been requested to run.
	Started	Occurs when the application has started.
	TrayIconClicked	Occurs when a try icon has been clicked.
	WindowAlertRequested	Occurs when a window is requesting to show an alert.
	WindowAuthenticationRequested	Occurs when a window has requested authentication credentials.
	WindowBlurred	Occurs when a window loses its focus.
	WindowClosed	Occurs when the application has closed a window.
	WindowClosing	Occurs when a child window has initiated the closing routine.
	WindowCrashed	Occurs when a window has crashed.
	WindowCreated	Occurs when the application has created a window.
	WindowEmbedded	Occurs when the window has been embedded
	WindowEndLoaded	Occurs when a window ended loading.
	WindowExternalProcessExited	Occurs when the external process has exited.
	WindowExternalProcessStarted	Occurs when the external process has started.
	WindowFileDownloadCompleted	Occurs when a file download has completed.
	WindowFileDownloadProgress	Occurs during file download progress.
	WindowFileDownloadStarted	Occurs when a file download has started.
	WindowFocused	Occurs when a window of the application gains focus.
	WindowFrameDisabled	Occurs when a widnows frame becomes disabled.
	WindowFrameEnabled	Occurs when a window frame becomes enabled
	WindowGroupChanged	Occurs when a window joins/leaves a group and/or when the group a window is a member of changes.
	WindowHidden	Occurs when a window has been hidden.
	WindowInitialized	Occurs when a window is initialized.
	WindowMaximized	Occurs when a window is maximized.
	WindowMinimized	Occurs when a window is minimized.
	WindowNavigationRejected	Occurs when the application main window navigation was rejected.
	WindowNotResponding	Occurs when a window is not responding.
	WindowOutOfMemory	Occurs when a process ran out of memory.
	WindowPreloadScriptsStateChanged	Occurs after the execution of all of a window's preload scripts. Contains information about all window's preload scripts' final states.
	WindowPreloadScriptsStateChanging	Occurs during the execution of a window's preload script. Contains information about a single window's preload script's state, for which the event has been raised.
	WindowReloaded	Occurs when a window was reloaded.
	WindowResponding	Occurs when a window is responding following a not responding event.
	WindowRestored	Occurs when a window is displayed after having been minimized or when a window leaves the maximize state without minimizing.
	WindowShown	Occurs when a hidden window has been shown.
	WindowShowRequested	Occurs when a window is requesting to be shown.
	WindowStartLoad	Occurs when a window started loading.

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Reference

Openfin.Desktop Namespace