Process.ExitTime Property

Definition

Gets the time that the associated process exited.

public:
 property DateTime ExitTime { DateTime get(); };
public DateTime ExitTime { get; }
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public DateTime ExitTime { get; }
member this.ExitTime : DateTime
[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
member this.ExitTime : DateTime
Public ReadOnly Property ExitTime As DateTime

Property Value

A DateTime that indicates when the associated process was terminated.

Attributes

Exceptions

You are trying to access the ExitTime property for a process that is running on a remote computer. This property is available only for processes that are running on the local computer.

Examples

The following code example creates a process that prints a file. The process raises the Exited event when it exits, and the event handler displays the ExitTime property and other process information.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class PrintProcessClass
{
    private Process myProcess;
    private TaskCompletionSource<bool> eventHandled;

    // Print a file with any known extension.
    public async Task PrintDoc(string fileName)
    {
        eventHandled = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();

        using (myProcess = new Process())
        {
            try
            {
                // Start a process to print a file and raise an event when done.
                myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = fileName;
                myProcess.StartInfo.Verb = "Print";
                myProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
                myProcess.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
                myProcess.Exited += new EventHandler(myProcess_Exited);
                myProcess.Start();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"An error occurred trying to print \"{fileName}\":\n{ex.Message}");
                return;
            }

            // Wait for Exited event, but not more than 30 seconds.
            await Task.WhenAny(eventHandled.Task,Task.Delay(30000));
        }
    }

    // Handle Exited event and display process information.
    private void myProcess_Exited(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(
            $"Exit time    : {myProcess.ExitTime}\n" +
            $"Exit code    : {myProcess.ExitCode}\n" +
            $"Elapsed time : {Math.Round((myProcess.ExitTime - myProcess.StartTime).TotalMilliseconds)}");
        eventHandled.TrySetResult(true);
    }

    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Verify that an argument has been entered.
        if (args.Length <= 0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a file name.");
            return;
        }

        // Create the process and print the document.
        PrintProcessClass myPrintProcess = new PrintProcessClass();
        await myPrintProcess.PrintDoc(args[0]);
    }
}
Imports System.Diagnostics

Class PrintProcessClass

    Private WithEvents myProcess As Process
    Private eventHandled As TaskCompletionSource(Of Boolean)

    ' Print a file with any known extension.
    Async Function PrintDoc(ByVal fileName As String) As Task

        eventHandled = New TaskCompletionSource(Of Boolean)()
        myProcess = New Process
        Using myProcess
            Try
                ' Start a process to print a file and raise an event when done.
                myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = fileName
                myProcess.StartInfo.Verb = "Print"
                myProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = True
                myProcess.EnableRaisingEvents = True
                AddHandler myProcess.Exited, New EventHandler(AddressOf myProcess_Exited)
                myProcess.Start()

            Catch ex As Exception
                Console.WriteLine("An error occurred trying to print ""{0}"":" &
                vbCrLf & ex.Message, fileName)
                Return
            End Try

            ' Wait for Exited event, but not more than 30 seconds.
            Await Task.WhenAny(eventHandled.Task, Task.Delay(30000))
        End Using
    End Function

    ' Handle Exited event and display process information.
    Private Sub myProcess_Exited(ByVal sender As Object,
            ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

        Console.WriteLine("Exit time:    {0}" & vbCrLf &
            "Exit code:    {1}" & vbCrLf & "Elapsed time: {2}",
            myProcess.ExitTime, myProcess.ExitCode,
            Math.Round((myProcess.ExitTime - myProcess.StartTime).TotalMilliseconds))
        eventHandled.TrySetResult(True)
    End Sub

    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

        ' Verify that an argument has been entered.
        If args.Length <= 0 Then
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a file name.")
            Return
        End If

        ' Create the process and print the document.
        Dim myPrintProcess As New PrintProcessClass
        myPrintProcess.PrintDoc(args(0)).Wait()

    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

If the process has not terminated, attempting to retrieve the ExitTime property throws an exception. Use HasExited before getting the ExitTime property to determine whether the associated process has terminated.

Applies to

See also