ShowDialog Help

[rikkemus]

Im making a window with 3 fields that needs to be filled out. Im using it as a modal window. 2 buttons for OK and Cancel. If the User presses OK, i want to inform him, he hasnt filled out all fields, if thats the case. And then keep the window open. The question is, how do i suppress the form from closing, when not every field is filled out. Thx in advance.

[WillemM]

Don't fill in the DialogResult property of the Ok button, but set the dialogresult of the dialog using the eventhandler of the Ok button.

private void okButton_Click(object sender,EventArgs e) {
if(textField1.Text != "") {
DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
}
}

Simple as that, if the textfield isn't filled, the dialogbox won't close. You can modify this to show a messagebox with the exact error. WM.
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[CWIZO]

Write a event hanlder for the Closing event. Inthere you check if the user has filled all the values and if he his not you set the Cancel property of the argument e to true: e.Cancel = true; -------------------------------------------------------- My development blog Q:What does the derived class in C# tell to it's parent? A:All your base are belong to us!

[RaviBee]

Imho, this is best done using the ErrorProvider[^] component. It's a nice alternative to displaying a message box. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware | Trips ravib(at)ravib(dot)com