C# Is form2.show not a thing anymore?

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Is form2.show not a thing anymore? - NotAFed - Sep 6, 2018

Working on a project, and trying to open my second form when a button is clicked. Only problem is that I can't seem to open said form because apparently form2.show isn't a thing anymore? Am I high or am I retarded? Help pls :)

RE: Is form2.show not a thing anymore? - VmX5 - Sep 6, 2018

Be a little more specific, what does the error say, what exactly happened... Something more than "form2.show isn't a thing anymore"

RE: Is form2.show not a thing anymore? - 0xDEAD10CC - Sep 6, 2018

It was never a thing in C#... Learn how to instantiate classes and call methods properly. Only VB.NET has default instances.

RE: Is form2.show not a thing anymore? - Le-coyote - Sep 7, 2018

(Sep 6, 2018 07:35 PM)0xDEAD10CC Wrote: It was never a thing in C#... Learn how to instantiate classes and call methods properly. Only VB.NET has default instances.

Maybe try this :

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Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

    Me.Hide() /// Close your initial form

    Form2.Show() /// Open the form2

RE: Is form2.show not a thing anymore? - StarZ - Sep 7, 2018

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Form2 newForm = new Form2();

newForm.Show();

RE: Is form2.show not a thing anymore? - Dotexe - Sep 7, 2018

(Sep 7, 2018 06:35 AM)Le-coyote Wrote: Maybe try this :

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Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Me.Hide() /// Close your initial form Form2.Show() /// Open the form2

This is VB -.-, OP clearly wants it on C#

This is what you need to do

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Form2 _form2 = new Form2();

_form2.Show();

However this will initialize every single time a new form, if you don't want you can dispose it

RE: Is form2.show not a thing anymore? - Closed User - Sep 7, 2018

Disposable:

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using (Form2 form = new Form2())

    {

        form.Show();

    }

I guess you could also do initialize a new form2 and set as property then call it like:

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Form2 form; //property

private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

{

   form = new Form2(); //initialize new instance

}

//Consume it like below:

form.Show();

RE: Is form2.show not a thing anymore? - 0xDEAD10CC - Sep 10, 2018

(Sep 7, 2018 01:16 PM)Big Benim Wrote: Disposable:

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using (Form2 form = new Form2()) { form.Show(); }

I guess you could also do initialize a new form2 and set as property then call it like:

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Form2 form; //property private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { form = new Form2(); //initialize new instance } //Consume it like below: form.Show();

Other events may happen before form Load event so why wouldn't you just use the constructor ? Unless the idea is to lazy initialize it but then you can just use Lazy<T>.

RE: Is form2.show not a thing anymore? - BahNahNah - Sep 10, 2018

(Sep 7, 2018 01:16 PM)Big Benim Wrote: Disposable:

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using (Form2 form = new Form2()) { form.Show(); }

.Show is non-blocking. The form will flash up briefly then be disposed.

Either use .ShowDialog which will suspend the use of the first form, or remove the using statement.