Process.CloseMainWindow Method ()
Closes a process that has a user interface by sending a close message to its main window.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Return Value
Type: System.Booleantrue if the close message was successfully sent; false if the associated process does not have a main window or if the main window is disabled (for example if a modal dialog is being shown).
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| PlatformNotSupportedException | The platform is Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me); set the ProcessStartInfo.UseShellExecute property to false to access this property on Windows 98 and Windows Me. |
| InvalidOperationException |
When a process is executing, its message loop is in a wait state. The message loop executes every time a Windows message is sent to the process by the operating system. Calling CloseMainWindow sends a request to close to the main window, which, in a well-formed application, closes child windows and revokes all running message loops for the application. The request to exit the process by calling CloseMainWindow does not force the application to quit. The application can ask for user verification before quitting, or it can refuse to quit. To force the application to quit, use the Kill method. The behavior of CloseMainWindow is identical to that of a user closing an application's main window using the system menu. Therefore, the request to exit the process by closing the main window does not force the application to quit immediately.
Data edited by the process or resources allocated to the process can be lost if you call Kill. Kill causes an abnormal process termination, and should be used only when necessary. CloseMainWindow enables an orderly termination of the process and closes all windows, so it is preferable for applications with an interface. If CloseMainWindow fails, you can use Kill to terminate the process. Kill is the only way to terminate processes that do not have graphical interfaces.
You can call Kill and CloseMainWindow only for processes that are running on the local computer. You cannot cause processes on remote computers to exit. You can only view information for processes running on remote computers.
This property is not available on this platform if you started the process with ProcessStartInfo.UseShellExecute set to true.
The following example starts an instance of Notepad. It then retrieves the physical memory usage of the associated process at 2 second intervals for a maximum of 10 seconds. The example detects whether the process exits before 10 seconds have elapsed. The example closes the process if it is still running after 10 seconds.
Imports System Imports System.Diagnostics Imports System.Threading Namespace Process_Sample Class MyProcessClass Public Shared Sub Main() Try Dim myProcess As Process myProcess = Process.Start("Notepad.exe") ' Display physical memory usage 5 times at intervals of 2 seconds. Dim i As Integer For i = 0 To 4 If not myProcess.HasExited Then ' Discard cached information about the process. myProcess.Refresh() ' Print working set to console. Console.WriteLine("Physical Memory Usage: " + _ myProcess.WorkingSet.ToString()) ' Wait 2 seconds. Thread.Sleep(2000) Else Exit For End If Next i ' Close process by sending a close message to its main window. myProcess.CloseMainWindow() ' Free resources associated with process. myProcess.Close() Catch e As Exception Console.WriteLine("The following exception was raised: ") Console.WriteLine(e.Message) End Try End Sub 'Main End Class 'MyProcessClass End Namespace 'Process_Sample
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Available since 1.1