pass data from runtime created form to main form.

[redspiderke]

Hi, I need to build a application where I have a mainform and multiple runtime generated forms. There are many good methods to pass data between 2 winforms but I have a problem to get it work with runtime generated forms. Is there someone who have a simple sample where i can start from. Thanks

[Colin Angus Mackay]

redspiderke wrote:

There are many good methods to pass data between 2 winforms but I have a problem to get it work with runtime generated forms.

I don't quite understand what you mean. What is the difference between a "winform" and a "runtime generated form"?

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[redspiderke]

Sorry,with a winform I mean a standard form :-)

[Colin Angus Mackay]

What is a "standard form"? You have to explain what you mean by both things because I still don't know what you mean.

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[redspiderke]

Hi Colin, A Standard form is just a form you make with the interface from Visual Studio(the basic Form1.cs in a new solution for example). The runtime form is a form that I totaly create from code when i hit a button. private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Form frmRuntime = new Form(); frmRuntime.Show(); } In realtime i have a form frmMain with a couple of buttons. Each button opens a form that is not visible in my solution explorer but is generated 100% from code. The problem is that I want pass de data (textboxes) from the code generated form to the main form (frmMain).

[Colin Angus Mackay]

redspiderke wrote:

The problem is that I want pass de data (textboxes) from the code generated form to the main form (frmMain).

They will be somewhere in the Controls collection? So long as you have uniquely identified them (use the Name property), you can use the Find method on the ControlCollection For example:

myForm.Controls.Find("MyTextBox");

NOTE: The above line of code will return an array of Control objects because it is possible to have multiple controls with the same name.

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