Application Class

Encapsulates a Avalonia application.

Definition

Namespace: Avalonia
Assembly: Avalonia.Controls (in Avalonia.Controls.dll) Version: 11.3.999

public class Application : AvaloniaObject, 
	IDataContextProvider, IGlobalDataTemplates, IDataTemplateHost, IGlobalStyles, IStyleHost, 
	IThemeVariantHost, IResourceHost, IResourceNode, IApplicationPlatformEvents, IOptionalFeatureProvider

VBView Source

Public Class Application
	Inherits AvaloniaObject
	Implements IDataContextProvider, IGlobalDataTemplates, IDataTemplateHost, IGlobalStyles, 
	IStyleHost, IThemeVariantHost, IResourceHost, IResourceNode, IApplicationPlatformEvents, 
	IOptionalFeatureProvider

F#View Source

type Application = 
    class
        inherit AvaloniaObject
        interface IDataContextProvider
        interface IGlobalDataTemplates
        interface IDataTemplateHost
        interface IGlobalStyles
        interface IStyleHost
        interface IThemeVariantHost
        interface IResourceHost
        interface IResourceNode
        interface IApplicationPlatformEvents
        interface IOptionalFeatureProvider
    end

Inheritance: Object AvaloniaObject Application

Implements: IGlobalDataTemplates, IResourceHost, IResourceNode, IDataTemplateHost, IDataContextProvider, IApplicationPlatformEvents, IOptionalFeatureProvider, IGlobalStyles, IStyleHost, IThemeVariantHost

Remarks

The Application class encapsulates Avalonia application-specific functionality, including: - A global set of DataTemplates. - A global set of Styles. - A FocusManager. - An InputManager. - Registers services needed by the rest of Avalonia in the RegisterServices method. - Tracks the lifetime of the application.

Constructors

Application

Creates an instance of the Application class.

Properties

ActualThemeVariant
ApplicationLifetime	Application lifetime, use it for things like setting the main window and exiting the app from code Currently supported lifetimes are: - IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime - ISingleViewApplicationLifetime - IControlledApplicationLifetime - IActivatableApplicationLifetime
Current	Gets the current instance of the Application class.
DataContext	Gets or sets the Applications's data context.
DataTemplates	Gets or sets the application's global data templates.
InheritanceParent	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Item	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Item	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Name	Application name to be used for various platform-specific purposes
PlatformSettings	Represents a contract for accessing global platform-specific settings.
RequestedThemeVariant	Gets or sets the UI theme variant that is used by the control (and its child elements) for resource determination. The UI theme you specify with ThemeVariant can override the app-level ThemeVariant.
Resources	Gets the application's global resource dictionary.
Styles	Gets the application's global styles.

Methods

Bind(AvaloniaProperty, IBinding)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Bind(AvaloniaProperty, IObservableObject, BindingPriority)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Bind``1(DirectPropertyBaseUMP, IObservableUMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Bind``1(DirectPropertyBaseUMP, IObservableBindingValueUMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Bind``1(DirectPropertyBaseUMP, IObservableObject)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Bind``1(StyledPropertyUMP, IObservableUMP, BindingPriority)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Bind``1(StyledPropertyUMP, IObservableBindingValueUMP, BindingPriority)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Bind``1(StyledPropertyUMP, IObservableObject, BindingPriority)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
CheckAccess	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
ClearValue(AvaloniaProperty)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
ClearValue``1(AvaloniaPropertyUMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
ClearValue``1(DirectPropertyBaseUMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
ClearValue``1(StyledPropertyUMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
CoerceValue(AvaloniaProperty)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Equals(Object)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object)
GetBaseValue``1(StyledPropertyUMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
GetHashCode	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
GetValue(AvaloniaProperty)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
GetValue``1(DirectPropertyBaseUMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
GetValue``1(StyledPropertyUMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
Initialize	Initializes the application by loading XAML etc.
IsAnimating(AvaloniaProperty)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
IsSet(AvaloniaProperty)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted
OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs)	(Overrides AvaloniaObject.OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs))
OnPropertyChangedCore(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
RaisePropertyChanged``1(DirectPropertyBaseUMP, UMP, UMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
RegisterServices	Register's the services needed by Avalonia.
SetAndRaise``1(DirectPropertyBaseUMP, UMP, UMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
SetCurrentValue(AvaloniaProperty, Object)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
SetCurrentValue``1(StyledPropertyUMP, UMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
SetValue(AvaloniaProperty, Object, BindingPriority)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
SetValue``1(DirectPropertyBaseUMP, UMP)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
SetValue``1(StyledPropertyUMP, UMP, BindingPriority)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)
TryGetFeature(Type)	Queries for an optional feature.
TryGetResource(Object, ThemeVariant, Object)
UpdateDataValidation(AvaloniaProperty, BindingValueType, Exception)	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
VerifyAccess	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)

Events

ActualThemeVariantChanged
PropertyChanged	(Inherited from AvaloniaObject)
ResourcesChanged
UrlsOpened	Obsolete.

Fields

ActualThemeVariantProperty
DataContextProperty	Defines the DataContext property.
NameProperty	Defines Name property
RequestedThemeVariantProperty

Extension Methods

Run(CancellationToken)	On desktop-style platforms runs the application's main loop with custom CancellationToken without setting a lifetime. (Defined by DesktopApplicationExtensions)
Run(ICloseable)	On desktop-style platforms runs the application's main loop until closable is closed (Defined by DesktopApplicationExtensions)
Run(Window)	On desktop-style platforms runs the application's main loop until main window is closed (Defined by DesktopApplicationExtensions)
RunWithMainWindowTWindow	(Defined by DesktopApplicationExtensions)