Reference an open form

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J. Garrido

I've been attempting to find out how this is accomplished in .NET,
because it appears to be far less simple then in 6. Essentially, I want to
be able to hide and display an existing form, instead of having to create a
new instance of the form everytime I need it. With VB 6 it was as simple as
form1.show and form1.hide, but in .NET, I'm at a loss; and I can never seem
to locate the information I need in the Library. Any pointers to where I
might find more information on the way forms are now handled would be
greatly appreciated.

- Jake G.
 
Dim MyForm as New YourFormName

MyForm.show()
MyForm.hide()


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OHM ( Terry Burns )
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Time flies when you don't know what you're doing
 
Hi Terry, thanks for the quick reply, but the problem with that snippet
is that it will create a new instance everytime it is run. I need to
reference a pre-existing instance.

- JG
 
Create the instance at class level, then you can call it from anywhere in
the form, alternatively, declare a sub main and use that to call your main
form and declare the ones you need.

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OHM ( Terry Burns )
. . . One-Handed-Man . . .

Time flies when you don't know what you're doing
 
* "J. Garrido said:
I've been attempting to find out how this is accomplished in .NET,
because it appears to be far less simple then in 6. Essentially, I want to
be able to hide and display an existing form, instead of having to create a
new instance of the form everytime I need it. With VB 6 it was as simple as
form1.show and form1.hide, but in .NET, I'm at a loss; and I can never seem
to locate the information I need in the Library. Any pointers to where I
might find more information on the way forms are now handled would be
greatly appreciated.
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Google for the Singleton design pattern. By implementing this pattern,
you can access your form's default instances easily.
 
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