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c#winformsformclosing

Is it possible to disable the "close" button while still being able to close from elsewhere?

I have a winforms application where I want the close button in the top-right corner of the program to instead minimize the program.

I have been able to achieve this by using the form's FormClosing event like this:

this.Hide();
e.Cancel = true;

But this unfortunately also stops any other close buttons I place on the form.

Is there a way to only stop the default button in the top-right but still be able to close the form elsewhere?

Solution

  • This is a simple boolean example:

    bool ExitApplication = false;

private void Form1_FormClosing(Object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e) 
{
    switch(ExitApplication)
    {
      case false:
      this.Hide();
      e.Cancel = true;
      break;

      case true:
      break;
    }
}

    So when you want to close your application just set ExitApplication to true.