Occurs when the form loses focus and is no longer the active form.
Public Event Deactivate As EventHandler
public event EventHandler Deactivate
public: event EventHandler^ Deactivate { void add (EventHandler^ value); void remove (EventHandler^ value); }
member Deactivate : IEvent<EventHandler, EventArgs>
You can use this event to perform tasks such as updating another window in your application with data from the deactivated form.
For more information about handling events, see Consuming Events.
The following code example demonstrates the use of this member. In the example, an event handler reports on the occurrence of the Deactivate event. This report helps you to learn when the event occurs and can assist you in debugging. To report on multiple events or on events that occur frequently, consider replacing MessageBox..::.Show with Console..::.WriteLine or appending the message to a multiline TextBox.
To run the example code, paste it into a project that contains an instance of type Form named Form1. Then ensure that the event handler is associated with the Deactivate event.
Private Sub Form1_Deactivate(sender as Object, e as EventArgs) _ Handles Form1.Deactivate MessageBox.Show("You are in the Form.Deactivate event.") End Sub
private void Form1_Deactivate(Object sender, EventArgs e) { MessageBox.Show("You are in the Form.Deactivate event."); }
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2