[NotAFed]

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 :)

[VmX5]

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

[0xDEAD10CC]

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

[Le-coyote]

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 :

Code

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

[StarZ]

Code

Form2 newForm = new Form2();
newForm.Show();

[Dotexe]

Maybe try this :

Code

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

Code

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

[Closed User]

Disposable:

Code

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:

Code

Form2 form; //property

private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
   form = new Form2(); //initialize new instance
}

//Consume it like below:
form.Show();

[0xDEAD10CC]

Disposable:

Code

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:

Code

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>.

[BahNahNah]

Disposable:

Code

   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.