C# Close Console in WPF application not closing app

Question

I'm making a WPF application, and i made possibility to write log in Console (or .txt file if user wants).

I'm creating Console instance using kernel32.dll's methods: AllocConsole(); FreeConsole(); GetConsoleWindow(); GetConsoleOutputCP(); AllocConsole(); FreeConsole(); GetConsoleWindow(); GetConsoleOutputCP(); .

But if user closes Console my app closes either, but that is not what i want.

I tried using kernel32.dll's SetConsoleCtrlHandler() method or standard WPF events ( AppDomain.CurrentDomain.ProcessExit , App.Current.Exit ) but none of them catches Console closing event.

Is there a way to do this? Or should loggin to Console be implemented by using echo in cmd process?

Answer 1

You can start a process(cmd.exe, with optionally your app or command as parameter). Therefore you can write into the standart input of the console and you will be noticed about the events.