C#/.NET - WinForms - Instantiate a Form without showing it

Question

I am changing the Visibility of a Form to false during the load event AND the form still shows itself. What is the right event to tie this.Visible = false; to? I\'d like to

Answer 1

For a flicker-free Shown solution, also set the form's location off-screen during load:

private Point startuplocation;

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.startuplocation = this.Location;
    this.Location = new Point(-1000, -1000);
}

private void Form1_Shown(object sender, EventArgs e) //fires first time shown
{
    this.Visible = false;
    this.Location = this.startuplocation;
}

Answer 2

a solution i can live with so the form is created and on_load is called on createtion. set WindowState to minimize then on load set visible to false and windowstate to normal

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
        this.Visible = false;
        this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
}

what did not worked:

the SetVisibleCore override solution did not created the form

as also the

Application {
 Form1 f = new Form1();
 Application.Run(); 

):

Answer 3

I set these three property settings for the form:

ShowInTaskbar = false
ShowIcon = false
WindowState = Minimized

Answer 4

Yeah the really one elegant way in perspective to your code than your applications visual is to flicker the form by hiding in the constructor/load event.

Answer 5

Try on the VisibleChanged event.

Answer 6

The shown event may give you want you want. Although the form will "flash" for a second before hiding.

private void Form1_Shown(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        this.Visible = false;
    }