c# - What is the "right" way to bring a Windows Forms Application to the foreground?

Question

I am writing a Windows Forms Application in C#. I need to be able to bring it to the foreground. After some Googling and experimentation, I have a working solution that looks pretty hacky.

I would like to know the elegant way to do this, if there is one. I need the app to restore and come to the foreground whether it was minimized, or not minimized but in background.

Current code looks like this:

WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;
WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
BringToFront();
Focus();

Answer 1

Have you tried Form.Activate?

This code seems to do what you want, by restoring the form to normal size if minimized and then activating it to set the focus:

if (this.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized)
{
    this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
}

this.Activate();

Warning: this is annoying! If it's just an app for your personal use, as you say, maybe you can live with it. :)