dont want to exit a windows application??

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i created a simple windows application in VS 2008.i don't want the application to close when the user presses the exit button[cross button on right hand top corner].Is it possible?? if yes please tell me the coding in detail.

Posted 25-Feb-10 1:09am

hemant_chauhan

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If you aren't worried about losing the other control buttons (minimise/restore/maximise) you could set the Forms ControlBox property to false, then there wouldn't be an exit button to press.

this.ControlBox = false;

Probably best done in the forms constructor after InitializeComponent() is called. Either that or done in the Designer using the Properties window.

Posted 25-Feb-10 2:34am

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Nuri Ismail · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-25T01:22:00

First subscribe to the Form's Closing event. After that in the event handler you can cancel the close:

C#

private void Form1_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
{     
     // Cancel the close action
     e.Cancel = true;
}

But this code alone will prevent you from ever closing the application! In order to provide a way of closing the form, you can use a flag to determine whether or not the closing event should be cancelled.

I hope this helps. :)