how to show/hide forms ?

[Ashraf zia]

I have created MDI Form. Now inside the Child Form i have button and when the button is clicked i want to display another form and hide the current one. How can i do this ???:confused:

[Pete OHanlon]

Errm - create the new form and show it, then set the .Visible to false on the current one?

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[Rahithi]

hi u need to write this code in Button click event. this.Close(); requiredForm.Show(); regards, Rahi

[Ashraf zia]

I have done this but still no result. I am currently in index.cs file and want to access StudentArea.cs. Beside Student_Area button code in index.cs file i have wrote the code according to your method and get the following error. "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\online_exam_csharp\index.cs(119): An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method, or property 'System.Windows.Forms.Control.Show()' "

[Haseeb Mukhtar]

Hello Ashraf, Suppose you have 1 MDI Parent form which is "MAIN" and two mdi child forms which are "child1" and "child2" In form child1 there is a button for opening child2 form and close child1 form, try this code child2 objchild2=new child2(); this.hide(); objchild2.show();

[quiteSmart]

hi, You can do this by just overriding the constructor of the form that you want to open the last. In overriding the constructor put in it as an argument an instance of type first form (the one that contains the botton). For example, let us say that the last form to open is lastForm and the first one is firstForm. You write the constructor of lastForm as follows: public viod lastForm( firstForm first ) { InitialyseComponent(); first.dispose(); } and when calling the last form through the botton, you initialyze a new form and give it as an argument a reference to the current form: private void button1_click( sender object, e ) { lastForm last = new lastForm(this); last.show(); } hope it helps Jamil Abou Khalil

[shaz jazz]

you have to put following code behind the button against which you want to... this.hide(); NewForm nw = new NewForm(); nw.ShowDialog(); nw.Activate(); nw.Close(); it is a well experienced code and u should not face any problems.hope your question is answered! regards

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[Rahithi]

hi, can u send me the exercise what exactly do u want to code? is it correct: just u have 2 forms page1 and page2 u have one button on page1. when u click on button, the control should move to page2 and page1 should be unloaded. if not, please try to send me the problem, so that i can write the code and send it to u. Regards, Rahi