Minimize on Formclosing event

hi! how can I hide the form and show a Taskbar icon instead when I click the Close button in the ControlBox. Thanks in advance!

Code:

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// Indicates whether the form should be minimised rather than closed.
private bool hideOnClose = true;

private void Form1_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
    if (this.hideOnClose)
    {
        // Don't close the form.
        e.Cancel = true;

        // Minimise the form.
        this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;
    }
}

private void Form1_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    bool minimised = this.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized;

    // If the form is minimised show only the tray icon, otherwise show the form but not the tray icon.
    this.ShowInTaskbar = !minimised;
    this.Visible = !minimised;
    this.notifyIcon1.Visible = minimised;
}

protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
    // You need to change the 0x0 to the value for the message that is received when Windows is shutting down.
    if (m.Msg == 0x0)
    {
        // Windows is shutting down so you must allow the form to close.
        this.hideOnClose = false;
    }

    base.WndProc(ref m);
}

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I don't know the value of the Windows message received when Windows is shutting down but I do know that it has been posted in the C# and/or VB.NET forum before, and probably the VB and API forums too. I'll leave it up to you to track it down, either here or elsewhere on the Web.

Thanks for that jmcilhinney! you really racks!!!