My.Application.Shutdown Event

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My.Application.Shutdown Event

Occurs when the application shuts down.

' Usage
Public Sub Me_Shutdown( _
   ByVal sender As Object, _
   ByVal e As System.EventArgs _
) Handles Me.Shutdown
End Sub
' Declaration
Public Event Shutdown( _
   ByVal sender As Object, _
   ByVal e As System.EventArgs _
)

Parameters

sender: The Object that raised the event.

e: An EventArgs object that contains Empty.

Remarks

An application raises the Shutdown event before it exits. This allows you to control how the application closes its resources. This event is part of the Visual Basic Application model. For more information, see Overview of the Visual Basic Application Model.

The code for the Shutdown event handler is stored in the ApplicationEvents.vb file, which is hidden by default.

To access the Code Editor window for application events

With a project selected in Solution Explorer, click Properties on the Project menu.
Click the Application tab.
Click the View Application Events button to open the Code Editor.

For more information, see How to: Handle Application Events (Visual Basic).

Tasks

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Application.Shutdown event.

To	See
Use the events provided by the Visual Basic Application model to run code	How to: Run Code When the Application Starts or Ends
Log a message when the application shuts down	How to: Log Messages When the Application Starts or Shuts Down

Example

This example logs messages when the application shuts down.

Visual Basic

Private Sub MyApplication_Shutdown( _
    ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs _
) Handles Me.Shutdown
    My.Application.Log.WriteEntry("Application Shut Down.")
End Sub

You must enter the code in the Code Editor window for application events. To access this window, follow the instructions from this topic's Remarks section. For more information, see How to: Log Messages When the Application Starts or Shuts Down.

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices

Class: WindowsFormsApplicationBase

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Application	Yes
Class Library	No
Console Application	No
Windows Control Library	No
Web Control Library	No
Windows Service	No
Web Site	No

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To access the Code Editor window for application events

Availability by Project Type

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