ClassRadNotifyIcon
Provides a WPF control that represents a system tray icon with customizable features such as balloon tips, popups, and context menus. The RadNotifyIcon can be used to display an icon in the Windows notification area (system tray), allowing for user interaction with mouse events like clicks and movements. It offers various properties to customize its appearance and behavior such as TrayIcon, BalloonTitle, PopupContent, and more. Additionally, events are raised for user interactions, allowing developers to respond to user's actions, such as opening popups or displaying context menus.
Definition
Namespace:Telerik.Windows.Controls
Assembly:Telerik.Windows.Controls.Navigation.dll
Syntax:
[TelerikToolboxCategory("Containers")]
public class RadNotifyIcon : FrameworkElement, IDisposable
Inheritance: objectRadNotifyIcon
Implements:
Constructors
RadNotifyIcon()
Initializes a new instance of the RadNotifyIcon class.
Declaration
public RadNotifyIcon()
Fields
BalloonIconProperty
Identifies the BalloonIcon dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty BalloonIconProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
BalloonIconSourceProperty
Identifies the BalloonIconSource dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty BalloonIconSourceProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
BalloonTextProperty
Identifies the BalloonText dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty BalloonTextProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
BalloonTitleProperty
Identifies the BalloonTitle dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty BalloonTitleProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
ContextMenuActivationMouseEventProperty
Identifies the ContextMenuActivationMouseEvent dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty ContextMenuActivationMouseEventProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
GuidItemProperty
Identifies the GuidItem dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty GuidItemProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
PopupActivationMouseEventProperty
Identifies the PopupActivationMouseEvent dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty PopupActivationMouseEventProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
PopupCloseModeProperty
Identifies the PopupCloseMode dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty PopupCloseModeProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
PopupContentProperty
Identifies the PopupContent dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty PopupContentProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
PopupContentTemplateProperty
Identifies the PopupContentTemplate dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty PopupContentTemplateProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
PopupShowDurationProperty
Identifies the PopupShowDuration dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty PopupShowDurationProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
ShowTrayIconProperty
Identifies the ShowTrayIcon dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty ShowTrayIconProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
TooltipContentProperty
Identifies the TooltipContent dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty TooltipContentProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
TooltipContentTemplateProperty
Identifies the TooltipContentTemplate dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty TooltipContentTemplateProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
TrayContextMenuProperty
Identifies the TrayContextMenu dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty TrayContextMenuProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
TrayIconProperty
Identifies the TrayIcon dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty TrayIconProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
TrayIconSourceProperty
Identifies the TrayIconSource dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty TrayIconSourceProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
UseNativeTooltipProperty
Identifies the UseNativeTooltip dependency property.
Declaration
public static readonly DependencyProperty UseNativeTooltipProperty
Field Value
DependencyProperty
Properties
BalloonIcon
Gets or sets the icon of the balloon tip to be show when the ShowBalloonTip(int) method is called. This is a dependency property.
Declaration
public Icon BalloonIcon { get; set; }
Property Value
Icon
BalloonIconSource
Gets or sets the icon of the balloon tip to be show when the ShowBalloonTip(int) method is called. This is a dependency property.
Declaration
public ImageSource BalloonIconSource { get; set; }
Property Value
ImageSource
BalloonText
Gets or sets the text of the balloon tip to be show when the ShowBalloonTip(int) method is called. This is a dependency property.
BalloonTitle
Gets or sets the title of the balloon tip to be show when the ShowBalloonTip(int) method is called. This is a dependency property.
ContextMenuActivationMouseEvent
Gets or sets the mouse action that must be performed over the notify icon to show the TrayContextMenu. This is a dependency property.
Declaration
public MouseActivationEvent ContextMenuActivationMouseEvent { get; set; }
Property Value
GuidItem
Gets or sets the Guid id that will be used to identify the notify icon when sending messages to it. This is a dependency property.
IsPopupOpen
Gets a value indicating whether a popup is open.
IsTooltipOpen
Gets a value indicating whether a custom tooltip is open.
PopupActivationMouseEvent
Gets or sets the mouse action that must be performed over the notify icon to show a popup with PopupContent. This is a dependency property.
Declaration
public MouseActivationEvent PopupActivationMouseEvent { get; set; }
Property Value
PopupCloseMode
Gets or sets the mode in which the popup closes. This is a dependency property.
Declaration
public PopupCloseMode PopupCloseMode { get; set; }
Property Value
PopupContent
Gets or sets the content of the popup that the notify icon shows when the PopupActivationMouseEvent is performed. This is a dependency property.
PopupContentTemplate
Gets or sets the content template for the popup that the notify icon shows when the PopupActivationMouseEvent is performed. This is a dependency property.
Declaration
public DataTemplate PopupContentTemplate { get; set; }
Property Value
DataTemplate
PopupHideAnimation
Gets or sets the animation played when hiding the popup.
Declaration
public RadAnimation PopupHideAnimation { get; set; }
Property Value
PopupShowAnimation
Gets or sets the animation played when opening the popup.
Declaration
public RadAnimation PopupShowAnimation { get; set; }
Property Value
PopupShowDuration
Gets or sets the amount of time in milliseconds after which the popup will begin to close automatically. This is a dependency property.
ShowTrayIcon
Gets or sets whether the icon is visible in the notification area. This is a dependency property.
TooltipContent
Gets or sets the content of the tooltip that will be shown when the mouse hovers over the notify icon. This is a dependency property.
TooltipContentTemplate
Gets or sets the content template for the tooltip that will be shown when the mouse hovers over the notify icon. This is a dependency property.
Declaration
public DataTemplate TooltipContentTemplate { get; set; }
Property Value
DataTemplate
TrayContextMenu
Gets or sets the context menu to be shown when the ContextMenuActivationMouseEvent is performed. This is a dependency property.
Declaration
public RadContextMenu TrayContextMenu { get; set; }
Property Value
TrayIcon
Gets or sets the icon to be displayed in the windows notification area. This is a dependency property.
Declaration
public Icon TrayIcon { get; set; }
Property Value
Icon
TrayIconSource
Gets or sets the icon to be displayed in the windows notification area. This is a dependency property.
Declaration
public ImageSource TrayIconSource { get; set; }
Property Value
ImageSource
UseNativeTooltip
Gets or sets whether a native tooltip [true] or the TooltipContent and/or TooltipContentTemplate [false] will be shown when the mouse hovers over the notify icon. If set to [true] the TooltipContent property should be set to a string value. This is a dependency property.
Methods
AddIcon()
Adds the notify icon to the Windows notification area.
Declaration
public void AddIcon()
Dispose()
Disposes any resources this instance holds.
Declaration
public void Dispose()
Implements
Dispose(bool)
Disposes any resources this instance holds.
Declaration
protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
Parameters
disposing
Finalize()
Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the RadNotifyIcon is reclaimed by garbage collection.
Declaration
protected override void Finalize()
GetUserNotificationState()
Checks the state of the computer for the current user to determine whether sending a notification is appropriate.
Declaration
public static UserNotificationState GetUserNotificationState()
Returns
The state of the computer for the current user.
MeasureOverride(Size)
Measurement override. Implement your size-to-content logic here.
Declaration
protected override Size MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
Parameters
availableSize
Size
Available size that parent can give to the child.
Returns
Size
Desired Size of the control, given available size passed as parameter.
OnBalloonTipClicked()
Fires the BalloonTipClicked event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnBalloonTipClicked()
OnBalloonTipClosed()
Fires the BalloonTipClosed event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnBalloonTipClosed()
OnBalloonTipShown()
Fires the BalloonTipShown event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnBalloonTipShown()
OnPopupOpened(EventArgs)
Fires the PopupOpened event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnPopupOpened(EventArgs e)
Parameters
e
The event arguments.
OnPopupOpening(NotifyIconPopupOpeningEventArgs)
Fires the PopupOpening event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnPopupOpening(NotifyIconPopupOpeningEventArgs e)
Parameters
e
NotifyIconPopupOpeningEventArgs
The event arguments.
OnPreviewTooltipOpened(CancelEventArgs)
Fires the PreviewTooltipOpened event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnPreviewTooltipOpened(CancelEventArgs e)
Parameters
e
The event arguments.
OnPropertyChanged(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs)
Notification that a specified property has been changed.
Declaration
protected override void OnPropertyChanged(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
Parameters
e
DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs
EventArgs that contains the property, metadata, old value, and new value for this change.
OnSelected(NotifyIconSelectedEventArgs)
Fires the Selected event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnSelected(NotifyIconSelectedEventArgs e)
Parameters
e
The event arguments.
OnTooltipOpened(EventArgs)
Fires the TooltipOpened event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnTooltipOpened(EventArgs e)
Parameters
e
The event arguments.
OnTrayContextMenuOpened(EventArgs)
Fires the TrayContextMenuOpened event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnTrayContextMenuOpened(EventArgs e)
Parameters
e
The event arguments.
OnTrayContextMenuOpening(CancelEventArgs)
Fires the TrayContextMenuOpening event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnTrayContextMenuOpening(CancelEventArgs e)
Parameters
e
The event arguments.
OnTrayIconMouseClick(MouseButtonEventArgs)
Fires the TrayIconMouseClick event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnTrayIconMouseClick(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
Parameters
e
MouseButtonEventArgs
The event arguments.
OnTrayIconMouseDoubleClick(MouseButtonEventArgs)
Fires the TrayIconMouseDoubleClick event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnTrayIconMouseDoubleClick(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
Parameters
e
MouseButtonEventArgs
The event arguments.
OnTrayIconMouseDown(MouseButtonEventArgs)
Fires the TrayIconMouseDown event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnTrayIconMouseDown(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
Parameters
e
MouseButtonEventArgs
The event arguments.
OnTrayIconMouseMove(MouseEventArgs)
Fires the TrayIconMouseMove event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnTrayIconMouseMove(MouseEventArgs e)
Parameters
e
MouseEventArgs
The event arguments.
OnTrayIconMouseUp(MouseButtonEventArgs)
Fires the TrayIconMouseUp event.
Declaration
protected virtual void OnTrayIconMouseUp(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
Parameters
e
MouseButtonEventArgs
The event arguments.
RemoveIcon()
Removes the icon from the Windows notification area.
Declaration
public void RemoveIcon()
ShowBalloonTip(int)
Shows a balloon tip with the settings defined in the BalloonTitle, BalloonTitle and BalloonIcon properties.
Declaration
public void ShowBalloonTip(int timeout = 10)
Parameters
timeout
The amount of seconds to wait before the balloon auto hides. The system minimum and maximum are 10 and 30 seconds. Note this parameter has effect only in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. More information here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/ns-shellapi-notifyicondataa.
ShowBalloonTip(string, string, BalloonTipIcon, bool, int)
Shows a balloon tip.
Declaration
public void ShowBalloonTip(string title, string text, BalloonTipIcon icon, bool doNotPlaySound = false, int timeout = 10)
Parameters
title
The title of the balloon tip.
text
The text of the balloon tip.
icon
The icon of the balloon tip.
doNotPlaySound
Whether sound should be played when showing the balloon tip.
timeout
The amount of seconds to wait before the balloon auto hides. The system minimum and maximum are 10 and 30 seconds. Note this parameter has effect only in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. More information here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/ns-shellapi-notifyicondataa.
ShowBalloonTip(string, string, Icon, bool, bool, int)
Shows a balloon tip.
Declaration
public void ShowBalloonTip(string title, string text, Icon icon, bool useLargeIcon = true, bool doNotPlaySound = false, int timeout = 10)
Parameters
title
The title of the balloon tip.
text
The text of the balloon tip.
icon
Icon
The icon of the balloon tip.
useLargeIcon
Whether the large version of the provided icon should be used.
doNotPlaySound
Whether sound should be played when showing the balloon tip.
timeout
The amount of seconds to wait before the balloon auto hides. The system minimum and maximum are 10 and 30 seconds. Note this parameter has effect only in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. More information here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/ns-shellapi-notifyicondataa.
ShowPopup()
Shows the popup next to the notify icon, depending on edge of the screen where the taskbar is located.
Declaration
public void ShowPopup()
ShowPopup(Point)
Shows the popup at the provided location.
Declaration
public void ShowPopup(Point location)
Parameters
location
Point
The coordinates where the popup should be opened.
UpdateIcon()
Sends an update message to the notify icon.
Declaration
public void UpdateIcon()
Events
BalloonTipClicked
Occurs when the user clicks on a balloon tip.
BalloonTipClosed
Occurs when a balloon tip is closed.
BalloonTipShown
Occurs when a balloon tip is shown.
PopupOpened
Occurs when the popup of the RadNotifyIcon is opened.
PopupOpening
Occurs before the popup of the RadNotifyIcon is opened.
Declaration
public event EventHandler<NotifyIconPopupOpeningEventArgs> PopupOpening
Event Value
PreviewTooltipOpened
Occurs before the custom tooltip of the RadNotifyIcon is opened.
Declaration
public event CancelEventHandler PreviewTooltipOpened
Event Value
Selected
Occurs when the user selects a RadNotifyIcon in the Windows notification area.
Declaration
public event EventHandler<NotifyIconSelectedEventArgs> Selected
Event Value
TooltipOpened
Occurs when the custom tooltip of the RadNotifyIcon is opened.
TrayContextMenuOpened
Occurs when the context menu of the RadNotifyIcon is opened.
Declaration
public event EventHandler TrayContextMenuOpened
Event Value
TrayContextMenuOpening
Occurs before the context menu of the RadNotifyIcon is opened.
Declaration
public event CancelEventHandler TrayContextMenuOpening
Event Value
TrayIconMouseClick
Occurs when the user clicks on the notify icon.
Declaration
public event MouseButtonEventHandler TrayIconMouseClick
Event Value
MouseButtonEventHandler
TrayIconMouseDoubleClick
Occurs when the user double clicks on the notify icon.
Declaration
public event MouseButtonEventHandler TrayIconMouseDoubleClick
Event Value
MouseButtonEventHandler
TrayIconMouseDown
Occurs when the user presses a mouse button over the notify icon.
Declaration
public event MouseButtonEventHandler TrayIconMouseDown
Event Value
MouseButtonEventHandler
TrayIconMouseMove
Occurs when the user moves the mouse over the notify icon.
Declaration
public event MouseEventHandler TrayIconMouseMove
Event Value
MouseEventHandler
TrayIconMouseUp
Occurs when the user releases a mouse button over the notify icon.
Declaration
public event MouseButtonEventHandler TrayIconMouseUp
Event Value
MouseButtonEventHandler