How to stop close (x) event of console window if that is in use

Question

I have two console applications : client and server (server is self hosted wcf service).

multiple clients can connect to same server.

If user click X button of server console...and if number of clients connected to that server is > 0, it should not close.

I tried code available here Capture console exit C#...and changed handler as below.

 private static bool Handler(CtrlType sig)
    {
        if (CanCloseServer())
        {
            exitSystem = true;
            //shutdown right away so there are no lingering threads
            //Environment.Exit(0);
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

It still closes the window (reason I think is windows close command is uninterrupted even now). Could someone tell me how can I cancel the X event please.

Dumb question, but have you tried to catch this in the `_Closing` method? — Ben, Mar 03 '16 at 00:10
Do we have _Closing for console app ? Not that I am aware of. — Relativity, Mar 03 '16 at 00:15
Oh, sorry, misread that. I thought it was a form you were trying to catch this in. Ignore me! Haha — Ben, Mar 03 '16 at 00:18

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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You can create a custom mini-console app that doesn't have a close button to run your server program. Nice snippet is found in an answer for this question.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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answered Mar 03 '16 at 00:15

takashi

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I can disable the close button instead, but what my business need is a console with X button. – Relativity Mar 03 '16 at 00:16
What about putting a custom close button on the mini-console app? – takashi Mar 03 '16 at 00:47

How to stop close (x) event of console window if that is in use

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