Console Input Inside WPF Application

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I'm trying to get console input from inside a WPF application. In the Project properties I've set it as a console application and the output works. However, now I want to be able to read input from the console since I haven't started working on the views yet. I found this snippet on here, but I don't believe it's what I was looking for:

Process compiler = new Process();
compiler.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v4.0.30319\\csc.exe";
compiler.StartInfo.Arguments = "/r:System.dll /out:sample.exe stdstr.cs";
compiler.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
compiler.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
compiler.Start();

Console.WriteLine(compiler.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd());

compiler.WaitForExit();

grovesNL · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-09 04:43:30Z

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Why not simply use Console.ReadLine()?

string userInput = Console.ReadLine();

answered Nov 9, 2014 at 4:43

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keelerjr12 Over a year ago

It's not a console app. There needs to be another thread that handles the console.

grovesNL Over a year ago

@keelerjr12: Have you set a startup object for the console application?

AJ Richardson Over a year ago

@keelerjr12: I don't think I understand exactly what you are trying to do. I created a WPF project, set the output type to 'Console Application', and Console.ReadLine() works just fine to me.

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