Terminates this process and gives the underlying operating system the specified exit code.
Namespace:
System
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Flags := SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode)> _
Public Shared Sub Exit ( _
exitCode As Integer _
)
Dim exitCode As Integer
Environment.Exit(exitCode)
[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode)]
public static void Exit(
int exitCode
)
[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag::UnmanagedCode)]
public:
static void Exit(
int exitCode
)
public static function Exit(
exitCode : int
)
Parameters
- exitCode
- Type: System..::.Int32
Exit code to be given to the operating system.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|
| SecurityException | The caller does not have sufficient security permission to perform this function. |
The following code example shows the use of the Exit method to terminate program execution and return an exit code to the operating system.
' Example for the Environment.Exit( Integer ) method.
Imports System
Module ExitTest
Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine( _
"If this program is invoked with [{0}] " & _
"from the command prompt,", _
Environment.CommandLine)
Dim args As String() = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs()
' args[0] is the program name, and args[1] is the first argument.
' Test for a command-line argument.
If args.Length > 1 Then
' Parse the argument. If successful, exit with the parsed code.
Try
Dim exitCode As Integer = Integer.Parse(args(1))
Console.WriteLine("it exits with code: 0x{0:X8}.", exitCode)
Environment.Exit(exitCode)
' If the parse fails, you fall out of the program.
Catch
End Try
End If
Console.WriteLine("it exits by falling through.")
End Sub 'Main
End Module 'ExitTest
' If this program is invoked with [EnvExit -2147480000] from the command prompt,
' it exits with code: 0x80000E40.
// Example for the Environment.Exit( int ) method.
using System;
class ExitTest
{
public static void Main( )
{
Console.WriteLine(
"If this program is invoked with [{0}] " +
"from the command prompt,",
Environment.CommandLine );
String[ ] args = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs( );
// args[0] is the program name and, args[1] is the first argument.
// Test for a command-line argument.
if( args.Length > 1 )
{
// Parse the argument. If successful, exit with the parsed code.
try
{
int exitCode = int.Parse( args[1] );
Console.WriteLine( "it exits with code: 0x{0:X8}.", exitCode );
Environment.Exit( exitCode );
}
// If the parse fails, you fall out of the program.
catch
{ }
}
Console.WriteLine( "it exits by falling through." );
}
}
/*
If this program is invoked with [EnvExit -2147480000] from the command prompt,
it exits with code: 0x80000E40.
*/
// Example for the Environment::Exit( int ) method.
using namespace System;
int main()
{
Console::WriteLine( "If this program is invoked with [{0}] "
"from the command prompt,", Environment::CommandLine );
array<String^>^args = Environment::GetCommandLineArgs();
// args[0] is the program name, and args[1] is the first argument.
// Test for a command-line argument.
if ( args->Length > 1 )
{
// Parse the argument. If successful, exit with the parsed code.
try
{
int exitCode = Int32::Parse( args[ 1 ] );
Console::WriteLine( "it exits with code: 0x{0:X8}.", exitCode );
Environment::Exit( exitCode );
}
// If the parse fails, you fall out of the program.
catch ( Exception^ e )
{
}
}
Console::WriteLine( "it exits by falling through." );
}
/*
If this program is invoked with [EnvExit -2147480000] from the command prompt,
it exits with code: 0x80000E40.
*/
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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