How to know user has clicked “X” or the “Close” button?

Question

In MSDN I found CloseReason.UserClosing to know that the user had decided to close the form but I guess it is the same for both clicking the X button or clickin

Answer 1

I always use a Form Close method in my applications that catches alt + x from my exit Button, alt + f4 or another form closing event was initiated. All my classes have the class name defined as Private string mstrClsTitle = "grmRexcel" in this case, an Exit method that calls the Form Closing Method and a Form Closing Method. I also have a statement for the Form Closing Method - this.FormClosing = My Form Closing Form Closing method name.

The code for this:

namespace Rexcel_II
{
    public partial class frmRexcel : Form
    {
        private string mstrClsTitle = "frmRexcel";

        public frmRexcel()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            this.FormClosing += frmRexcel_FormClosing;
        }

        /// 

        /// Handles the Button Exit Event executed by the Exit Button Click
        /// or Alt + x
        /// 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// 
        private void btnExit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {            
            this.Close();        
        }


        /// 

        /// Handles the Form Closing event
        /// 
        /// 
        /// 
        /// 
        private void frmRexcel_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
        {

            // ---- If windows is shutting down, 
            // ---- I don't want to hold up the process
            if (e.CloseReason == CloseReason.WindowsShutDown) return;
            {

                // ---- Ok, Windows is not shutting down so
                // ---- either btnExit or Alt + x or Alt + f4 has been clicked or
                // ---- another form closing event was intiated
                //      *)  Confirm user wants to close the application
                switch (MessageBox.Show(this, 
                                    "Are you sure you want to close the Application?",
                                    mstrClsTitle + ".frmRexcel_FormClosing",
                                    MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question))
                {

                    // ---- *)  if No keep the application alive 
                    //----  *)  else close the application
                    case DialogResult.No:
                        e.Cancel = true;
                        break;
                    default:
                        break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}