In what order do .NET Windows forms events fire?

Question

I notice that there are a number of different events I can capture when I'm working with a Windows Form in .NET (or any other control, for that matter) - on opening, there's:

• Load
• Activated
• Shown
• VisibleChanged

And when closing, there's:

• Leave
• FormClosed
• FormClosing
• Disposed

Plus any others I've missed. I know I could put a messagebox in each event, and then run my application and write down the order, but I doubt I'll remember it.

Is there a reference online that lists the -order- in which these events occur, for Forms and other controls? I can't find it on MSDN, though maybe I've missed it somewhere.

Answer 1

This is one of the relevant pages on MSDN :

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/86faxx0d.aspx