Is a cancel button necessary in a windows form?

1. What is the purpose of Cancel button?
2. What is the difference between cancel and close button?
3. How do I cancel WinForms?
4. How do I disable the close button in WinForms?

What is the purpose of Cancel button?

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A cancel button is clicked whenever the user presses the ESC key, regardless of which other control on the form has the focus. Such a button is usually programmed to enable the user to quickly exit an operation without committing to any action.

What is the difference between cancel and close button?

Presenting two distinct buttons: X for closing the view (with the side effect of saving intermediate work) and Cancel for abandoning the process.

How do I cancel WinForms?

Form. Close() is one method in closing a winform. When 'Form. Close()' execute , all resources created in that form are destroyed.

How do I disable the close button in WinForms?

In order to disable the Close button, but keep the Minimise and Maximize ones, try this (inside the Load handler): var sm = GetSystemMenu( Handle, false ); EnableMenuItem( sm, SC_CLOSE, MF_BYCOMMAND | MF_DISABLED );