ProcessStartPolicy.Started Event

Fires after a process has started.

Namespace: DevExpress.Data.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.Desktop.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Data.Desktop, DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.Design

Declaration

C#

public static event EventHandler Started

VB.NET

Public Shared Event Started As EventHandler

Event Data

The Started event's data class is EventArgs.

Remarks

Handle Starting and Started events to perform custom actions when a DevExpress UI control starts a process.

C#

static void Main() {
  ProcessStartPolicy.Starting += ProcessStartPolicy_Starting;
  ProcessStartPolicy.Started += ProcessStartPolicy_Started;
  // ...
}
private static void ProcessStartPolicy_Starting(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e) {
  ProcessStartInfo psi = sender as ProcessStartInfo;
  e.Cancel = !psi.FileName.Contains("www.devexpress.com");
}
private static void ProcessStartPolicy_Started(object sender, EventArgs e) {
  Process process = sender as Process;
  // ...
  // Log.WriteMessage("process started");
}

VB.NET

Shared Sub Main()
  AddHandler ProcessStartPolicy.Starting, AddressOf ProcessStartPolicy_Starting
  AddHandler ProcessStartPolicy.Started, AddressOf ProcessStartPolicy_Started
  ' ...
End Sub
Private Shared Sub ProcessStartPolicy_Starting(sender As Object, e As CancelEventArgs)
  Dim psi As ProcessStartInfo = CType(sender, ProcessStartInfo)
  e.Cancel = Not psi.FileName.Contains("www.devexpress.com")
End Sub
Private Shared Sub ProcessStartPolicy_Started(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
  Dim process As Process = CType(sender, Process)
  ' ...
  ' Log.WriteMessage("process started")
End Sub

Read the following topic for more information: Suppress New Processes Initiated by .NET Controls.