Closing a form during a constructor

Question

Is it possible to close a form while the constructor is executing (or simply to stop it showing at this stage)?

I have the following code:

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Answer 1

I found adding a handler to the 'Load' event is better as this way the dialog is never displayed at all. With the 'Shown' event you might briefly see the dialog open and then close which may be confusing:

public partial class MyForm : Form
{        
    public MyForm()
    {
        if (MyFunc())
        {
            this.Load += MyForm_CloseOnStart;
        }
    }

    private void MyForm_CloseOnStart(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        this.Close();
    }
}