Is form closed?

[Tom]

Another question: Is there a way to determine if a form has been closed?
I.E. A property or something? Like an IsClosed or something similar? I have
instances where I load a new form, and in that new form I have overridden
the New constructor which may (after reading some data) decide to close the
form before it is shown. I would like to be able to tell from the caller if
that form had already been closed. I can setup my own property like
Cancelled (as a boolean) and set/check that, but was wondering if there were
a direct framework/windows forms method of determining if Me.Close had
already been called.

Thanks.

Tom

[William Ryan eMVP]

"Tom" <to*@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Another question: Is there a way to determine if a form has been closed?
I.E. A property or something? Like an IsClosed or something similar? I have instances where I load a new form, and in that new form I have overridden
the New constructor which may (after reading some data) decide to close the form before it is shown. I would like to be able to tell from the caller if that form had already been closed. I can setup my own property like
Cancelled (as a boolean) and set/check that, but was wondering if there were a direct framework/windows forms method of determining if Me.Close had
already been called. If I undertstand you correctly, I'd just add an eventhandler for that forms
closing event, and then respond to it from there. That way you know you'll
catch it and you won't have to poll for it. If you do it the way you
mention, you'll have to check each time you want to do x. INstead just use
the eventhandling model so you'll know exactly when it happens and can
respond accordingly. This willl still allow you to work in the fashion you
mention, it will just provide a lot of additional functionality.
Thanks.

Tom

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[One Handed Man \( OHM - Terry Burns \)]

Not being totally sure why you want to do this, but if you simply want the
form to not be displayed on screen or not, you could trap the close event
and do a me.hide, then cancel the close.

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"Tom" <to*@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Another question: Is there a way to determine if a form has been closed?
I.E. A property or something? Like an IsClosed or something similar? I have

instances where I load a new form, and in that new form I have overridden the New constructor which may (after reading some data) decide to close

the

form before it is shown. I would like to be able to tell from the caller

if

that form had already been closed. I can setup my own property like
Cancelled (as a boolean) and set/check that, but was wondering if there

were

a direct framework/windows forms method of determining if Me.Close had
already been called.

If I undertstand you correctly, I'd just add an eventhandler for that

forms closing event, and then respond to it from there. That way you know you'll catch it and you won't have to poll for it. If you do it the way you
mention, you'll have to check each time you want to do x. INstead just use the eventhandling model so you'll know exactly when it happens and can
respond accordingly. This willl still allow you to work in the fashion you mention, it will just provide a lot of additional functionality.

Thanks.

Tom

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[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Terry,
That would be the Closing event, as you can cancel it.

The Closed event itself is too late.

Hope this helps
Jay

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Not being totally sure why you want to do this, but if you simply want the
form to not be displayed on screen or not, you could trap the close event
and do a me.hide, then cancel the close.

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"Tom" <to*@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Another question: Is there a way to determine if a form has been closed? I.E. A property or something? Like an IsClosed or something similar? I

have

instances where I load a new form, and in that new form I have overridden the New constructor which may (after reading some data) decide to

close the

form before it is shown. I would like to be able to tell from the

caller if

that form had already been closed. I can setup my own property like
Cancelled (as a boolean) and set/check that, but was wondering if

there were

a direct framework/windows forms method of determining if Me.Close had
already been called.

If I undertstand you correctly, I'd just add an eventhandler for that

forms

closing event, and then respond to it from there. That way you know

you'll

catch it and you won't have to poll for it. If you do it the way you
mention, you'll have to check each time you want to do x. INstead just

use

the eventhandling model so you'll know exactly when it happens and can
respond accordingly. This willl still allow you to work in the fashion

you

mention, it will just provide a lot of additional functionality.

Thanks.

Tom

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[One Handed Man \( OHM - Terry Burns \)]

Yes, that was a typo or mindslip, whichever you prefer

Thanks

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"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in message
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Terry,
That would be the Closing event, as you can cancel it.

The Closed event itself is too late.

Hope this helps
Jay

"One Handed Man ( OHM - Terry Burns )" <news.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:Oh*************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Not being totally sure why you want to do this, but if you simply want the

form to not be displayed on screen or not, you could trap the close event and do a me.hide, then cancel the close.

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"Tom" <to*@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Another question: Is there a way to determine if a form has been closed? > I.E. A property or something? Like an IsClosed or something similar? I have
> instances where I load a new form, and in that new form I have

overridden

> the New constructor which may (after reading some data) decide to close the
> form before it is shown. I would like to be able to tell from the caller if
> that form had already been closed. I can setup my own property like
> Cancelled (as a boolean) and set/check that, but was wondering if there were
> a direct framework/windows forms method of determining if Me.Close had > already been called.
If I undertstand you correctly, I'd just add an eventhandler for that

forms

closing event, and then respond to it from there. That way you know

you'll

catch it and you won't have to poll for it. If you do it the way you
mention, you'll have to check each time you want to do x. INstead

just use

the eventhandling model so you'll know exactly when it happens and can
respond accordingly. This willl still allow you to work in the

fashion you

mention, it will just provide a lot of additional functionality.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tom
>
>


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