How do I create a C# app that decides itself whether to show as a console or windowed app?

Question

Is there a way to launch a C# application with the following features?

1. It determines by command-line parameters whether it is a windowed or console app

Answer 1

NOTE: I haven't tested this, but I believe it would work...

You could do this:

Make your app a windows forms application. If you get a request for console, don't show your main form. Instead, use platform invoke to call into the Console Functions in the Windows API and allocate a console on the fly.

(Alternatively, use the API to hide the console in a console app, but you'd probably see the console "flicker" as it was created in this case...)