Bring console application window to front code explanation

Question

I need to bring the console from an C# form/console application to the front. I got the following code which will bring the console window to front from: bring a console window to front in c#

However why does this code example also prints true and how can I disable it?

public static void ToFront()
{
    string originalTitle = Console.Title;
    string uniqueTitle = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
    Console.Title = uniqueTitle;
    Thread.Sleep(50);
    IntPtr handle = FindWindowByCaption(IntPtr.Zero, uniqueTitle);
    Console.Title = originalTitle;
    Console.WriteLine(SetForegroundWindow(handle));
}

The **last line** is responsible for printing "true", you should change it to `SetForegroundWindow(handle)` from `Console.WriteLine(SetForegroundWindow(handle))` . — Nikhil Girraj, Apr 09 '13 at 14:12

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 09 '13 at 14:10

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Change your last line from

Console.WriteLine(SetForegroundWindow(handle));

to

SetForegroundWindow(handle);

What you had was executing the function and printing the resulting value.

answered Apr 09 '13 at 14:10

Ash

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Thanks! I missed that one ;) – H3AP Apr 09 '13 at 14:13

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 09 '13 at 14:10

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This line is the culprit:

Console.WriteLine(SetForegroundWindow(handle));

SetForeGroundWindow returns a bool, which is cast to a string automatically by WriteLine, and printed out.

Replace it with:

SetForegroundWindow(handle);

answered Apr 09 '13 at 14:10

Rassi

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 09 '13 at 14:10

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You are printing out the return of SetForgroundWindow which returns true when it succeeds. Just remove the class to console.writeline

Console.Title = originalTitle;
SetForegroundWindow(handle);

answered Apr 09 '13 at 14:10

rerun

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 09 '13 at 14:11

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You can use;

SetForegroundWindow(handle);

not

Console.WriteLine(SetForegroundWindow(handle));

answered Apr 09 '13 at 14:11

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C.M. · Answer 5 · 2013-04-10T15:14:18.513

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Given that the title is unique within the desktop, add a reference to Microsoft.VisualBasic, then:

using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
....
Interaction.AppActivate(Console.Title);

Edit: Sorry I didn't completely read the question, but this is a simple way of bring an app to the foreground if the VB import doesn't offend you.

edited Apr 10 '13 at 15:14

answered Apr 09 '13 at 14:18

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Bring console application window to front code explanation

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