setconsolectrlhandler (kernel32)
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Summary

C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern bool SetConsoleCtrlHandler(ConsoleCtrlDelegate HandlerRoutine,
   bool Add);

User-Defined Types:

// Delegate type to be used as the Handler Routine for SCCH

delegate Boolean ConsoleCtrlDelegate(CtrlTypes CtrlType);

// Enumerated type for the control messages sent to the handler routine

enum CtrlTypes : uint {

   CTRL_C_EVENT = 0,
   CTRL_BREAK_EVENT,
   CTRL_CLOSE_EVENT,  
   CTRL_LOGOFF_EVENT = 5,
   CTRL_SHUTDOWN_EVENT

}

Notes:

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Sample Code:

Nice example on MSDN in KeepAlive method description:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemGCClassKeepAliveTopic.asp

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