Form.Dispose vs. Form.Close

[T Cordon]

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

 

[Paul]

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

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.

 

[Justin Rogers]

Dispose destroy the object, and

Close simply close the form (send message - WM_CLOSE), without destroy.

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.