System.Windows.Extensions 10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107

About

Provides miscellaneous Windows-specific types.

This collection of types facilitates interactions with unique features provided by the Windows operating system, including playing sounds, selecting X509 certificates in a user-friendly manner, among other features.

Key Features

• Controls playback of a sound from a .wav file.
• Retrieves sounds associated with a set of Windows operating system sound-event types.
• User-friendly handling of X509 certificates.

How to Use

Below are examples demonstrating the usage of the key types provided by this package.

Playing a .wav File

using System.Media;

SoundPlayer player = new SoundPlayer("sound.wav");
player.Play();

// Wait while the sound plays.
Console.ReadKey();

Playing a System Sound

using System.Media;

SystemSounds.Asterisk.Play();
SystemSounds.Beep.Play();
SystemSounds.Exclamation.Play();
SystemSounds.Hand.Play();
SystemSounds.Question.Play();

Displaying a Certificate Selection Dialog

using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;

X509Store store = new X509Store(StoreName.My);
store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadOnly);

X509Certificate2Collection selectedCerts = X509Certificate2UI.SelectFromCollection(
    store.Certificates,
    "Select Certificate",
    "Select a certificate from the following list:",
    X509SelectionFlag.SingleSelection
);
store.Close();

if (selectedCerts.Count == 0)
{
    Console.WriteLine("No certificate selected.");
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Certificate selected: {selectedCerts[0].Subject}");
}

Main Types

The main types provided by this library are:

• System.Media.SoundPlayer
• System.Media.SystemSounds
• System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2UI
• System.Xaml.Permissions.XamlAccessLevel

Additional Documentation

• API documentation
  • System.Media Namespace
  • System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates Namespace
  • XamlAccessLevel Class

Feedback & Contributing

System.Windows.Extensions is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.