C# Process Process.GetProcessesByName, Kill Process and Exit Event

A process instance can be created by call Process.GetProcessesByName with the name of the process.
Let's say we want to reach, notepad.exe.

• Get the process by its name

using System.Diagnostics;

private Process GetaProcess(string processname)
{
Process[] aProc = Process.GetProcessesByName(processname);

if (aProc.Length > 0)
return aProc[0];

else return null;
}

Call GetaProcess("notepad.exe"); will return notepad process, if it is already launched.

• To Kill the process

Process myprc = Call GetaProcess("notepad.exe"); myprc.Kill();

Will kill the process notepad.exe.

• Handle the Exit Event of the Process

 Process myprc = Call GetaProcess("notepad.exe");
myprc.Exited += new EventHandler(myprc_Exited);

void myprc_Exited(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show (((Process)sender).ProcessName + " process has exited!");
}

Now we will noticed when the notepad process exited.