[STAThread] - What is it for?

[DJ_Catboy]

Hi,

I think my subject makes it crystal clear...... when I create a new WindowsApplication in C#, i get the following code: -

/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
[STAThread]
static void Main() 
{
	Application.Run(new Form1());
}

What is the [STAThread] for? What does it do? Is it really useful or just some compiler rubbish or something?

Will be real grateful if somebody could help me out on this one.

Thanks,
DJ

[Cander]

An COM interopibilty (sp?) thing. It means tun in a Sinlge apartment thread like COM used to. But you dont have that limittion anymore with .NET so unless you have to do some COM stuff, you dont need it.