Form.Dispose vs. Form.Close

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What is the difference between: Form.Dispose and Form.close. They both seem
to destroy the object. Or should both be called when closing a form? if so,
in what order?

Thanks
 
T Cordon said:
What is the difference between: Form.Dispose and Form.close. They both seem
to destroy the object. Or should both be called when closing a form? if so,
in what order?

Thanks
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Hi!

The difference between Form.Dispose and Form.Close is large:

Dispose destroy the object, and
Close simply close the form (send message - WM_CLOSE), without destroy.
 
Dispose destroy the object, and
Close simply close the form (send message - WM_CLOSE), without destroy.
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WM_CLOSE translates to WmClose() method on Form, which calls Dispose
under some circumstances. So the differences really aren't that large unless
you
are using validation and closing event cancellation logic.
 
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