[Create desktop shortcut] Create desktop shortcut for one click application #CSharp

create-desktop-shortcut.cs

// Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/152188/can-i-create-a-desktop-icon-for-a-clickonce-application
// Program Class
private void CreateDesktopIcon () {
  ApplicationDeployment ad = ApplicationDeployment.CurrentDeployment;
  // create desktop shortcut at first time application run
  if (ad.IsFirstRun) {
    Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly ();
    // NOTE: Get assembly information and to get Program shortcut in Program File(Generated By OneClick)
    string product = string.Empty;

    if (Attribute.IsDefined (assembly, typeof (AssemblyProductAttribute))) {
      AssemblyProductAttribute asproduct =
        (AssemblyProductAttribute) Attribute.GetCustomAttribute (
          assembly, typeof (AssemblyProductAttribute));

      product = asproduct.Product;
    }
    
    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty (product)) {
      string desktopPath = string.Empty;
      desktopPath = string.Concat (
        Environment.GetFolderPath (Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop),
        "\\",
        description,
        ".appref-ms");

      string shortcutName = string.Empty;
      shortcutName = string.Concat (
        Environment.GetFolderPath (Environment.SpecialFolder.Programs),
        "\\",
        product,
        ".appref-ms");

      System.IO.File.Copy (shortcutName, desktopPath, true);
    }
  }
}