ServiceController.CanStop Property
Definition
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Gets a value indicating whether the service can be stopped after it has started.
public:
property bool CanStop { bool get(); };
public bool CanStop { get; }
[System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessDescription("SPCanStop")]
public bool CanStop { get; }
member this.CanStop : bool
[<System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessDescription("SPCanStop")>]
member this.CanStop : bool
Public ReadOnly Property CanStop As Boolean
Property Value
true
if the service can be stopped and the OnStop() method called; otherwise, false
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- Attributes
Exceptions
An error occurred when accessing a system API.
The service was not found.
Examples
The following example demonstrates the use of the CanStop property to determine whether a service provides a handler for a stop event. This example is part of a larger example that is provided for the ServiceController class.
// Display properties for the Simple Service sample
// from the ServiceBase example.
ServiceController sc = new ServiceController("Simple Service");
Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status);
Console.WriteLine("Can Pause and Continue = " + sc.CanPauseAndContinue);
Console.WriteLine("Can ShutDown = " + sc.CanShutdown);
Console.WriteLine("Can Stop = " + sc.CanStop);
' Display properties for the Simple Service sample
' from the ServiceBase example
Dim sc As New ServiceController("Simple Service")
Console.WriteLine("Status = " + sc.Status.ToString())
Console.WriteLine("Can Pause and Continue = " + _
sc.CanPauseAndContinue.ToString())
Console.WriteLine("Can ShutDown = " + sc.CanShutdown.ToString())
Console.WriteLine("Can Stop = " + sc.CanStop.ToString())