FAQ Item: Does Application.Exit() method affect FormClosing event?

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Does Application.Exit() method affect FormClosing event?

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Answer 1

Exit raises the following events and performs the associated conditional actions:

 

1. A FormClosing event is raised for every form represented by the OpenForms property. This event can be canceled by setting the Cancel property of its FormClosingEventArgs parameter to true.

2. If one of more of the handlers cancels the event, then Exit returns without further action. Otherwise, a FormClosed event is raised for every open form, and then all running message loops and forms are closed.

 

Prior to .NET Framework version 2.0, the Exit method did not raise the equivalent events for the Form class (Closed and Closing). In order to force these events, it was necessary to explicitly call the Close method for each open form before calling the Exit method.

 

 

Related threads:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-SG/csharpgeneral/thread/df8f1bd5-6d8d-4ccc-9c07-822210a7c943

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/Vsexpressvcs/thread/5e957131-5c03-447e-b971-cb843b135f12

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Answer 2

The Form.Closed and Form.Closing events are not raised when the Application.Exit method is called to exit your application. If you have validation code in either of these events that must be executed, you should call the Form.Close method for each open form individually before calling the Exit method.

Related Threads:-

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.form.closing.aspx

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