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Manipulating similar objects in a form using another form

I am new to C# and I want to utilize the forms with one another.
I have 2 forms. (1)MMCMLibrary_home and (2)MMCMLibrary_reserve.
In this project, I'm in the stage of changing the label background colors in Form 1 but can't seem to utilize Form 2 to process it.
These are my necessary codes so far:
FORM 1
namespace MMCM_Library
{
public partial class MMCMLibrary_home : Form
{
public static MMCMLibrary_home instance;
//DCR1 Labels
public Label lbl1_1;
public Label lbl1_2;
public Label lbl1_3;
public Label lbl1_4;
public MMCMLibrary_home()
{
InitializeComponent();
instance = this;
lbl1_1 = lblDCR1_9;
lbl1_2 = lblDCR2_11;
lbl1_3 = lblDCR1_1;
lbl1_4 = lblDCR1_3;
public void btnDCR1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var reserveDCR1 = new MMCMLibrary_reserve();
reserveDCR1.Show();
}
public void btnDCR2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var reserveDCR2 = new MMCMLibrary_reserve();
reserveDCR2.Show();
}
public void btnDCR3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var reserveDCR3 = new MMCMLibrary_reserve();
reserveDCR3.Show();
}
public void btnDCR4_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var reserveDCR4 = new MMCMLibrary_reserve();
reserveDCR4.Show();
}
}
}
FORM 2
when I click any reserve now button in form 1 it will open form 2. However, if I pick a radio button, the background change will always be applied to Discussion Room 1 even I reserved for discussion room 2
namespace MMCM_Library
{
public partial class MMCMLibrary_reserve : Form
{
public static MMCMLibrary_reserve instance;
public MMCMLibrary_reserve()
{
InitializeComponent();
instance = this;
}
private void MMCMLibrary_reserve_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void splitContainer1_Panel2_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{
}
private void splitContainer1_Panel1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{
}
private void radioButton1_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void radioButton1_CheckedChanged_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void btnDCR1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
public void btnDCRoomsReserve_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (rbtn9.Checked)
{
MMCMLibrary_home.instance.lbl1_1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
}
}
}
}
Can you help me to device an efficient way to solve this. Can you also suggest a database method suitable for my beginner project.

You've said that:
the background change will always be applied to Discussion Room 1
Well, yes. It seems you don't pass specific object into Form2. There's strightforward:
MMCMLibrary_home.instance.lbl1_1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
So you'll be always changing backcolor of lbl1_1 of your Form1. What needs to be done is to indicate which room has been selected. You can assign room after you click the button by passing the int parameter:
public void btnDCR1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var reserveDCR1 = new MMCMLibrary_reserve(1);
reserveDCR1.Show();
}
or:
public void btnDCR2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var reserveDCR2 = new MMCMLibrary_reserve(2);
reserveDCR2.Show();
}
Then, in Form2, at the very top, add something like:
int room; to be able to assign the room number in Form2:
public MMCMLibrary_reserve(int roomNumber)
{
InitializeComponent();
room = roomNumber;
instance = this;
}
And then you could just select room you clicked, by:
public void btnDCRoomsReserve_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (rbtn9.Checked)
{
if(room == 1)
{
MMCMLibrary_home.instance.lbl1_1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
}
else if(room == 2)
{
MMCMLibrary_home.instance.lbl1_2.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
}
else if(room == 3)
{
MMCMLibrary_home.instance.lbl1_3.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
}
else if(room == 4)
{
MMCMLibrary_home.instance.lbl1_4.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
}
}
else if(radioButton2.Checked)
{
//etc.
}
else if(radioButton3.Checked)
{
//etc.
}
else if(radioButton4.Checked)
{
//etc.
}
}
I think that was the problem. Try it and let us know.

How can you hide a button from another form

I have a C# project that has 2 forms. The first has 3 buttons. I need to be able from the second form to hide 2 (button1 and button2 )buttons with a checkbox, and I don't know how to call the buttons from the first form.
this is form1
namespace test1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form2 frm = new Form2();
frm.Show();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
}
}
and this is Form2
namespace test1
{
public partial class Form2 : Form
{
public Form2()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form2_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
checkBox1.Checked = Properties.Settings.Default.checkB;
if (checkBox1.CheckState == CheckState.Checked)
{
?????????
}
}
private void Form2_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
Properties.Settings.Default.checkB = checkBox1.Checked;
Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
}
}
}

Another option is to pass the form as the "owner" in the Show() command:
private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form2 frm = new Form2();
frm.Show(this); // pass Form1 reference in to our instance of Form2
}
In Form2, cast the Owner property back to Form1 so you can access it (assuming you've changed the modifiers property of the buttons to public as already suggested):
private void Form2_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
checkBox1.Checked = Properties.Settings.Default.checkB;
if (checkBox1.CheckState == CheckState.Checked)
{
Form1 f1 = (Form1)this.Owner;
f1.button1.Visible = false; // or whatever your buttons are called
}
}
This is almost exactly what I had posted previously...you need to change the Modifiers property of the buttons so they are public and can be seen from Form2.

this is the final version that works in my case thanks to those who answered my question and helped me to get this answer
Form1
namespace test1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
Form2 frm = new Form2();
frm.checkBox1.Checked = Properties.Settings.Default.checkB;
if (frm.checkBox1.CheckState == CheckState.Checked)
{
button1.Visible = false;
}
}
private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form2 frm = new Form2();
frm.Show(this);
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void Form1_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
}
}
}
Form2
namespace test1
{
public partial class Form2 : Form
{
public Form2()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form2_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
checkBox1.Checked = Properties.Settings.Default.checkB;
if (checkBox1.CheckState == CheckState.Checked)
{
Form1 f1 = (Form1)this.Owner;
f1.button1.Visible = false;
}
}
private void Form2_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
Properties.Settings.Default.checkB = checkBox1.Checked;
Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
}
}
}
The buttons and checkBox are set to Modifiers - Public

you need to make the buttons on the first form public and then you can access them once you create a instance of the first form you will need to pass that form to the second form.

Might want to look into building an event that fires from one form and gets handled by the other form to disable the button.

How can I amend a record that I have inputting?

I am creating a To Do List using Windows Forms.
This is what I have so far.
The code for this form is as follows
namespace To_Do_List
{
public partial class To_Do_List : Form
{
public To_Do_List()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void exitToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) //this is the exit button on the toolstrip
{
Application.Exit(); //exits the program when the Exit button is clicked in dropdown menu
}
private void button4_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)//This creates the button to open the about form
{
AboutMyProgram aboutForm = new AboutMyProgram();
aboutForm.ShowDialog(); //opens about form
}
private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) //This creates the button to open the form which ammends tasks
{
AmmendItem CreateForm = new AmmendItem(this);
CreateForm.Show();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) // This creates the button to open the form which creates new tasks
{
AddItem CreateForm = new AddItem(this);
CreateForm.Show();
}
public void listView1_SelectedIndexChanged_1(object sender, EventArgs e) // This creates the table
{
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) //This Allows the user to delete entries
{
if (listView1.SelectedItems != null)
{
var confirmation = MessageBox.Show(
"Are you sure you want to delete this?",
"WARNING", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question
);
if (confirmation == DialogResult.Yes)
{
for (int i = listView1.Items.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
if (listView1.Items[i].Selected)
{
listView1.Items[i].Remove();
i--;
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
To add a task, the form looks like this
And again, the code is as follows
namespace To_Do_List
{
public partial class AddItem : Form
{
To_Do_List home;
public AddItem(To_Do_List parent)
{
InitializeComponent();
home = parent;
}
private void label1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void label1_Click_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void label2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void menuStrip1_ItemClicked(object sender, ToolStripItemClickedEventArgs e)
{
}
private void openListToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void sortByDateToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
public void dateTimePicker1_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
public void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)//Title Box
{
}
public void /*Description of Task*/richTextBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
public void /*Priority Box*/comboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void exitToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Close(); //causes the window to close but keeps the application running
}
private void aboutToDoListToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
AboutMyProgram aboutForm = new AboutMyProgram();
aboutForm.ShowDialog(); //opens about form displaying copyright information
}
public void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) //create task button
{
ListViewItem item1 = new ListViewItem(Title.Text);
item1.SubItems.Add(Description.Text);
item1.SubItems.Add(Priority.Text);
item1.SubItems.Add(Date.Text);
string value = "";
bool isChecked = Completed.Checked;
if (isChecked)
item1.SubItems.Add(Completed.Text);
else
value = null;
home.listView1.Items.Add(item1);
this.Close();
}
private void Date_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void radioButton1_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) //Closes the window
{
this.Close();
}
}
}
The Amend form is exactly the same as the New Task form. How would I go about being able to select a record, pressing the amend button and actually changing?
I'm pretty stumped.
Also, this isn't really part of this question but I'll ask it just in case someone knows.
How would I go about being able to actually save these records so that they are there when I open the application back up again?
Thank you very much for reading, I know that I have just dumped everything but I'm really new to Windows Forms so I didn't want to accidentally miss something important out.
Edit
Am I on the right road with something like this?
public void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
To_Do_List editform = new To_Do_List(Title.Text);
editform.Description.Text = listView1.SelectedItems[0].SubItems[0].Text;
Still can't get it to work :/

This code for popup window.
public partial class frmToDoDetails : Form
{
public string TaskTitle { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
public bool EditMode { get; set; }
public frmToDoDetails()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnSave_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
TaskTitle = txtTitle.Text;
Description = txtDesc.Text;
this.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK;
}
private void frmToDoDetails_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (EditMode)
{
txtTitle.Text = TaskTitle;
txtDesc.Text = Description;
}
else {
txtTitle.Text = string.Empty;
txtDesc.Text = string.Empty;
}
txtTitle.Focus();
}
}
And this for list
public partial class frmToDo : Form
{
public frmToDo()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnNew_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
frmToDoDetails frm = new frmToDoDetails();
if (frm.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
{
string[] arr = new string[2];
ListViewItem itm;
arr[0] = frm.TaskTitle;
arr[1] = frm.Description;
itm = new ListViewItem(arr);
listView1.Items.Add(itm);
}
}
private void frmToDo_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
listView1.View = View.Details;
listView1.GridLines = true;
listView1.FullRowSelect = true;
//Add column header
listView1.Columns.Add("Title", 100);
listView1.Columns.Add("Desc", 70);
}
private void listView1_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
ListViewItem currentItem= listView1.SelectedItems[0];
frmToDoDetails frm = new frmToDoDetails();
frm.TaskTitle = currentItem.SubItems[0].Text;
frm.Description = currentItem.SubItems[1].Text;
frm.EditMode = true;
if (frm.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
{
currentItem.SubItems[0].Text=frm.TaskTitle;
currentItem.SubItems[1].Text=frm.Description;
}
}
}
I am not added your complete fields(priority, date,etc..).
I hope it will help you.

Transmitting events from a Winform to another in C#

How can I click a Button(to generate a color) in one form and change text color in a RichTextBox in a another form? Thanks in advance. (Newbie trying to understand C#)
Some code:
1.WinForm
public delegate void ColorWindowEvent(Object sender, SecondrWindowEventArgs e);
public partial class ColorWindow : Form
{
public event ColorWindowEvent myEventHandler;
public ColorWindow ()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
public void MyEvent(Object sender, ColorWindowEventArgs e)
{
string s = "";
myEventHandler(this, new SecondWindowEventArgs(s));
}
private void btnRed_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Color c = Color.Red;
string s = c.ToString();
this.Close();
}
private void btnBlue_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Color c = Color.Blue;
string str = c.ToString();
this.Close();
}
private void btnGreen_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Color c = Color.Green;
string s = c.ToString();
this.Close();
}
}
public class SecondWindowEventArgs : EventArgs
{
private string s;
public SecondWindowEventArgs(string _s)
{
s = _s;
}
#region
public string S
{
get;
set;
}
#endregion
}
2.WinForm
public delegate void SecondWindowEvent(Object sender, FirstWindowEventArgs e);
public partial class SecondWindow : Form
{
public event SecondWindowEvent myEventHandler;
private string s;
public SecondWindow(String _s)
{
s = _s;
InitializeComponent();
}
public void MyEvent(Object sender, FirstWindowEventArgs e)
{
string str = rtf2.Text;
if (str != null)
{
myEventHandler(this, new FirstWindowEventArgs(str));
}
}
private void btnQuit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Close();
}
private void rtf2_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (myEventHandler != null)
{
myEventHandler(this, new FirstWindowEventArgs(rtf2.Text.Substring(rtf2.Text.Length - 1)));
rtf2.ForeColor = Color.FromName(e.ToString());
}
}
private void btnClearText_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
rtf2.Text = " ";
}
private void rtf2_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
if (e.KeyData == Keys.Escape)
{
FargeVindu fargeVindu = new FargeVindu();
fargeVindu.minEventHandler += new FargeVinduEvent(fargeVindu_minEventHandler);
fargeVindu.Show();
}
else if (e.KeyData == Keys.Delete)
{
}
}
protected void ColorWindow_myEventHandler(object sender, SecondWindowEventArgs e)
{
rtf2.ForeColor = Color.FromName(s);
}
Random random = new Random();
private void SecondWindow_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
lblText.ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(random.Next(255),
random.Next(255), random.Next(255));
}
public Color getColor
{
get;
set;
}
}
3.WinForm
public partial class FirstWindow : Form
{
public FirstWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnQuit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Close();
}
private void btnClick_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string str = " ";
SecondWindow secondWindow = new SecondWindow (str);
secondWindow.myEventHandler += new SecondWindowEvent(secondWindow_myEventHandler);
secondWindow.Show();
}
protected void secondWindow_myEventHandler(object sender, FirstWindowEventArgs e)
{
rtf1.AppendText(String.Format(e.Tekst));
}
public void btnClearText_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
rtf1.Text = " ";
}
}
Clarification from comments
I would like the Form to Change the color on close after the button is clicked. This is what I tried:
private void btnRed_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Color c = Color.Red;
string s = c.ToString();
this.Close();
}

To answer your question, create a property on your Color Form that is set by your button you can then read it after the Form is closed when it returns from your ShowDialog statement.
Form1
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form2 frm2 = new Form2();
if(frm2.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
//this.BackColor=frm2.getColor; helps if I read the question more closely
richTextBox1.SelectionColor = frm2.getColor;
}
}
}
Form2
public partial class Form2 : Form
{
public Color getColor { get; set; }
public Form2()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
getColor = Color.Red;
DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
}
}
After playing with the code that you posted and added some missing handlers, it looks like the text of your color is coming in the Format of Color [Red] ColorFromName has no idea how to parse that so you will need to get the actual color name by using String.Split Something like this.
protected void ColorWindow_myEventHandler(object sender, SecondWindowEventArgs e)
{
rtf2.ForeColor = Color.FromName(e.S.Split(new string[]{"[","]"},StringSplitOptions.None)[1]);
}
I also noticed that you are setting your rtf2.ForeColor everytime that your text changes, I removed it and am now able to change the ForeColor of the RichText box. I would be a lot easier/cleaner IMHO if you just passed the actual Color Object instead of changing it to a string and back.
This is the modified TextChanged Method note the commented out rtf2.ForeColor statement it does not belong there.
private void rtf2_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (myEventHandler != null)
{
myEventHandler(this, new FirstWindowEventArgs(rtf2.Text.Substring(rtf2.Text.Length -1)));
// rtf2.ForeColor = Color.FromName(e.ToString());
}
}

Passing Data form two different forms

My objective is to be able to enter a value in the textbox in form1 then press enter (when pressing the enter button the value will be pass to a method called setvalue. When the switch button is pressed then the form one will hide and open form2. Form2 has two buttons, show and exit. When show is clicked i need to display a messagebox that display the data in textbox in form1 by calling the getvalue method.
Please I'm open for ideas.
This is form one
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
private int secretValue;
public void SetValue (int value){
secretValue = value;
}
public int GetValue ()
{
return secretValue;
}
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form2 frm2 = new Form2();
frm2.Visible = true;
this.Hide();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void btnEnter_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
secretValue = Convert.ToInt32(txtInput.Text);
SetValue(secretValue);
}
}
this form two
public partial class Form2 : Form
{
public Form2()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnExit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Environment.Exit(0);
}
private void btnShow_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form1 frm1 = new Form1();
int val = frm1.GetValue();
MessageBox.Show(string.Format(val.ToString(), "My Application", MessageBoxButtons.OK));
}
}

Add a constructor value on your form 2. It should look like this:
public Form2(int secValue)
Then you can call it on your form 1 by passing the value
Form2 frm2 = new Form2(secretValue);
Maybe you can assign it to a global variable in your form 2, so that it can be referenced by your code in all of the form. Your form two can now be:
public partial class Form2 : Form
{
int passedValue = 0;
public Form2(int secValue)
{
InitializeComponent();
passedValue = secValue;
}
private void btnExit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Environment.Exit(0);
}
private void btnShow_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show(string.Format(passedValue.ToString(), "My Application", MessageBoxButtons.OK));
}
}
In my opinion, there's no need for the property you created. Always remember, the values you assign to a class will be null if you change from form to form.

Following code will not work becuase you are creating new instance of form1 and trying to get the value from there, It will only have the default vaue of int.
private void btnShow_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form1 frm1 = new Form1();
int val = frm1.GetValue();
}
Simply what you can do is to have a public property defined within Form2. and set the value of this property before showing Form2,
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form2 frm2 = new Form2();
//settting the value to Form2's property SecrectValueOfForm2, Now this value is available within Form2
frm2.SecrectValueOfForm2 = ValueInForm1;
frm2.Visible = true;
this.Hide();
}

Plz try code as shown below:
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
private int secretValue;
Form2 frm2 = new Form2();
public void SetValue (int value){
secretValue = value;
}
public int GetValue ()
{
return secretValue;
}
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
frm2 .Show();
this.Hide();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
frm2.Owner = this;
}
private void btnEnter_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
secretValue = Convert.ToInt32(txtInput.Text);
SetValue(secretValue);
}
}
And On Form2:
public partial class Form2 : Form
{
public Form2()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnExit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Environment.Exit(0);
}
private void btnShow_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form1 frm1 = new Form1();
int val = ((Form1 )this.Owner).GetValue();
MessageBox.Show(string.Format(val.ToString(), "My Application", MessageBoxButtons.OK));
}
}

Form2
public Int32 _txtval { get; set; }
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show(_txtval.ToString());
}
Form1
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form2 frm2 = new Form2();
frm2._txtval = Convert.ToInt32(textBox1.Text);
frm2.Visible = true;
this.Hide();
}