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Switch form in panel

I'm trying to create a panel with somes button when you click on it, it show specific form inside the panel. The panel is blocked on the first form showed even when you try to remove it.
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Settings settings = new Settings();
Dashboard dashboard = new Dashboard();
dashboard.TopLevel = false;
panel1.Controls.Add(dashboard);
panel1.Controls.Remove(settings);
dashboard.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
dashboard.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
dashboard.Show();
settings.Hide();
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Settings settings = new Settings();
Dashboard dashboard = new Dashboard();
settings.TopLevel = false;
panel1.Controls.Remove(dashboard);
panel1.Controls.Add(settings);
settings.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
settings.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
settings.Show();
dashboard.Hide();
}

DataGridView CheckBox selection bug

Our app has a list of items displayed in a DataGridView. The first column is a DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn. We want our app to allow the user to click anywhere on the row as a way to select the CheckBox in the first column.
We find that if the user clicks directly on the CheckBox, selection/deselection works well. The same is true if the user clicks on the data in the other columns.
However, if the user clicks just to one side of the checkbox, we get strange behavior. The CheckBox in that row is not selected/deselected, but often another row is selected. To get a clearer picture of what is happening, you can check out my Short Video of the buggy behavior.
I tried setting some breakpoints in the code, for example, on our SelectionChanged handler, our CellClick handler and our CellValueChanged handler. I find these breakpoints are hit in the same pattern, regardless of whether I click on the CheckBox, just to one side of the checkbox or on the data in the other columns.
Has anyone seen behavior like this? Any ideas what may be going on? Is it a bug in the .NET DataGridView code, or is there something I should look for in our code?
Here is the relevant code, as requested (or you can download a ZIP file with the complete solution)...
From Form1.cs:
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
dgsControl.SetUp();
}
From Form1.Designer.cs:
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
this.dgsControl = new DGSelection();
this.Controls.Add(this.dgsControl);
//
// dgsControl
//
this.dgsControl.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.dgsControl.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 3);
this.dgsControl.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2, 2, 2, 2);
this.dgsControl.Name = "dgsControl";
this.dgsControl.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(689, 325);
this.dgsControl.TabIndex = 0;
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(800, 450);
this.Text = "DataGridView Demo";
}
From DGSelection.cs:
public partial class DGSelection : UserControl
{
#region Member variables
private class ListData
{
public string Option;
public string Description;
}
private static readonly List<ListData> TestData = new List<ListData>
{
new ListData { Option = "Option1", Description = "Description1" },
new ListData { Option = "Option2", Description = "Description2" },
new ListData { Option = "Option3", Description = "Description3" },
new ListData { Option = "Option4", Description = "Description4" }
};
public event EventHandler OptionsChanged;
#endregion
#region Constructor
public DGSelection()
{
InitializeComponent();
dgvTable.BackgroundColor = Color.DarkGray;
dgvTable.DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.DarkGray;
dgvTable.DefaultCellStyle.ForeColor = Color.Black;
dgvTable.ColumnHeadersDefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.DarkGray;
dgvTable.ColumnHeadersDefaultCellStyle.ForeColor = Color.Black;
dgvTable.GridColor = Color.DarkGray;
cbxCheckAll.BackColor = Color.DarkGray;
// Move label where it belongs (moved elsewhere in Designer for ease of editing).
lbl_empty.Top = Top + 5;
}
#endregion
#region Public Methods
public void SetUp()
{
dgvTable.Rows.Clear();
cbxCheckAll.Checked = false;
bool anyRows = TestData.Any();
lbl_empty.Visible = !anyRows;
cbxCheckAll.Visible = anyRows;
dgvTable.ColumnHeadersVisible = anyRows;
foreach (ListData ld in TestData)
{
dgvTable.Rows.Add(false, ld.Option, ld.Description);
}
}
#endregion
#region Event Handlers
private void DGSelection_SelectionChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
dgvTable.ClearSelection();
}
private void cbxCheckAll_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
dgvTable.CellValueChanged -= DgvTableCellValueChanged;
bool checkAll = cbxCheckAll.Checked;
foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dgvTable.Rows)
row.Cells[0].Value = checkAll;
}
finally
{
dgvTable.CellValueChanged += DgvTableCellValueChanged;
}
OptionsChanged?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}
private void DGSelection_CellClick(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
if (e.RowIndex < 0)
return; // Ignore clicks in the header row
DataGridViewCell checkBoxCell = dgvTable.Rows[e.RowIndex].Cells[0];
checkBoxCell.Value = !(bool)checkBoxCell.Value;
}
private void DgvTableCellValueChanged(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
try
{
cbxCheckAll.CheckedChanged -= cbxCheckAll_CheckedChanged;
cbxCheckAll.CheckedChanged -= cbxCheckAll_CheckedChanged;
// Not sure why, but sometimes subscribed twice
bool checkAll = dgvTable.Rows.Count > 0;
foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dgvTable.Rows)
checkAll &= row.Cells[0].Value.Equals(true);
cbxCheckAll.Checked = checkAll;
}
finally
{
cbxCheckAll.CheckedChanged += cbxCheckAll_CheckedChanged;
}
OptionsChanged?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}
private void DGSelection_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
dgvTable.CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);
}
#endregion
}
From DGSelection.Designer.cs:
private void InitializeComponent()
{
components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellStyle dataGridViewCellStyle1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellStyle();
System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellStyle dataGridViewCellStyle2 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellStyle();
System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellStyle dataGridViewCellStyle3 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellStyle();
this.dgvTable = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView();
this.colCheckboxes = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn();
this.colText1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
this.colText2 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
this.cbxCheckAll = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
this.lbl_empty = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dgvTable)).BeginInit();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// dgvTable
//
this.dgvTable.AllowUserToAddRows = false;
this.dgvTable.AllowUserToDeleteRows = false;
this.dgvTable.AllowUserToResizeColumns = false;
this.dgvTable.AllowUserToResizeRows = false;
this.dgvTable.AutoSizeRowsMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewAutoSizeRowsMode.AllCells;
this.dgvTable.BackgroundColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Window;
this.dgvTable.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.None;
this.dgvTable.CellBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellBorderStyle.None;
this.dgvTable.ColumnHeadersBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewHeaderBorderStyle.Single;
dataGridViewCellStyle1.Alignment = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
dataGridViewCellStyle1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlDark;
dataGridViewCellStyle1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
dataGridViewCellStyle1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.WindowText;
dataGridViewCellStyle1.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3);
dataGridViewCellStyle1.SelectionBackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Highlight;
dataGridViewCellStyle1.SelectionForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.HighlightText;
dataGridViewCellStyle1.WrapMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTriState.True;
this.dgvTable.ColumnHeadersDefaultCellStyle = dataGridViewCellStyle1;
this.dgvTable.ColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode.AutoSize;
this.dgvTable.Columns.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumn[] {
this.colCheckboxes,
this.colText1,
this.colText2 });
this.dgvTable.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
this.dgvTable.EditMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewEditMode.EditOnEnter;
this.dgvTable.EnableHeadersVisualStyles = false;
this.dgvTable.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
this.dgvTable.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2);
this.dgvTable.MultiSelect = false;
this.dgvTable.Name = "dgvTable";
this.dgvTable.RowHeadersVisible = false;
this.dgvTable.RowTemplate.Height = 24;
this.dgvTable.ScrollBars = System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBars.Vertical;
this.dgvTable.SelectionMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewSelectionMode.CellSelect;
this.dgvTable.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(484, 318);
this.dgvTable.TabIndex = 0;
this.dgvTable.CellClick += new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellEventHandler(this.DGSelection_CellClick);
this.dgvTable.CellValueChanged += new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellEventHandler(this.DgvTableCellValueChanged);
this.dgvTable.CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.DGSelection_CurrentCellDirtyStateChanged);
this.dgvTable.SelectionChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.DGSelection_SelectionChanged);
//
// colCheckboxes
//
this.colCheckboxes.AutoSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewAutoSizeColumnMode.None;
this.colCheckboxes.Frozen = true;
this.colCheckboxes.HeaderText = "";
this.colCheckboxes.Name = "colCheckboxes";
this.colCheckboxes.Resizable = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTriState.False;
this.colCheckboxes.Width = 30;
//
// colText1
//
this.colText1.AutoSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewAutoSizeColumnMode.AllCells;
dataGridViewCellStyle2.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(5, 0, 0, 0);
this.colText1.DefaultCellStyle = dataGridViewCellStyle2;
this.colText1.HeaderText = "Option";
this.colText1.Name = "colText1";
this.colText1.ReadOnly = true;
this.colText1.Resizable = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTriState.False;
this.colText1.SortMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnSortMode.NotSortable;
this.colText1.Width = 57;
//
// colText2
//
this.colText2.AutoSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewAutoSizeColumnMode.Fill;
dataGridViewCellStyle3.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(5, 0, 0, 0);
this.colText2.DefaultCellStyle = dataGridViewCellStyle3;
this.colText2.HeaderText = "Description";
this.colText2.Name = "colText2";
this.colText2.ReadOnly = true;
this.colText2.Resizable = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTriState.False;
this.colText2.SortMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnSortMode.NotSortable;
//
// cbxCheckAll
//
this.cbxCheckAll.AutoSize = true;
this.cbxCheckAll.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlDark;
this.cbxCheckAll.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 5);
this.cbxCheckAll.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2);
this.cbxCheckAll.Name = "cbxCheckAll";
this.cbxCheckAll.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(15, 14);
this.cbxCheckAll.TabIndex = 1;
this.cbxCheckAll.UseVisualStyleBackColor = false;
this.cbxCheckAll.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.cbxCheckAll_CheckedChanged);
//
// lbl_empty
//
this.lbl_empty.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top |
System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) |
System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.lbl_empty.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
this.lbl_empty.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 25);
this.lbl_empty.Name = "lbl_empty";
this.lbl_empty.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(478, 44);
this.lbl_empty.TabIndex = 2;
this.lbl_empty.Text = "No data defined for the list";
this.lbl_empty.Visible = false;
//
// DGSelection
//
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.Controls.Add(this.lbl_empty);
this.Controls.Add(this.cbxCheckAll);
this.Controls.Add(this.dgvTable);
this.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(2);
this.Name = "DGSelectionControl";
this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(484, 318);
((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dgvTable)).EndInit();
this.ResumeLayout(false);
this.PerformLayout();
}
Is there something in our code which is causing this behavior? Or is it a bug in the implementation of DataGridView? I have reproduced this with both .NET Framework v.4.6 & v.4.8.
(Note: reposted from Microsoft Q&A Forum, since I got no responses there.)

I suggest these changes (tested with .Net Framework 4.8):
Don't use the CheckBox CheckedChanged event: it will interfere with the CellValueChanged event when it tries to change the Select All CheckBox state. Use the CellClick event instead.
This will also allow to get rid of all those add handler / remove handler things.
Call RefreshEdit() to update the state of the CheckBox Cell as soon as the Cell is clicked: this will update the CheckBox value immediately (this is the problem you're seeing when clicking inside the Cell's area instead of the CheckBox content: the control is not updated right away).
For more details, see the notes here:
Programmatically check a DataGridView CheckBox that was just unchecked
Remove that CommitEdit(DataGridViewDataErrorContexts.Commit);: if you need to update a value immediately, call the DataGridView.EndEdit() method instead (see those notes on this, too). It's more or less the same thing under the hood, but the name itself - EndEdit - makes its functionality much more understandable and it's easier to remember.
This is how it works now:
private void cbxCheckAll_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (dgvTable.Rows.Count == 0) return;
try {
bool checkAll = cbxCheckAll.Checked;
foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dgvTable.Rows) {
row.Cells[0].Value = checkAll;
}
}
finally {
OptionsChanged?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}
}
private void DGSelection_CellClick(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
if (e.RowIndex < 0) return;
bool currentValue = (bool)dgvTable[0, e.RowIndex].Value;
dgvTable[0, e.RowIndex].Value = !currentValue;
}
private void DgvTableCellValueChanged(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
if (!dgvTable.IsHandleCreated) return;
cbxCheckAll.Checked = dgvTable.Rows.OfType<DataGridViewRow>().All(r => (bool)r.Cells[0].Value == true);
dgvTable.BeginInvoke(new Action(() => dgvTable.RefreshEdit()));
OptionsChanged?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}

When tabpage add controls like form, how set form owner

when i individual add two forms to two pages controls,
how set form owner?
Because owner is empty, could not set data from form's event to another form's textbox text, how slove it, please help me .
-main form-
//tabpage add controls
private void TestForm2_Shown(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//var DataUpdate = new DataUpdate();
var DataUpdate = new TestForm3();
DataUpdate.TopLevel = false;
//DataUpdate.Visible = true;
//DataUpdate.Top = 0;
//DataUpdate.Left = 0;
DataUpdate.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
DataUpdate.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None;
tabPage1.Controls.Add(DataUpdate);
//var SystemSetting = new SystemSetting();
var SystemSetting = new TestForm4();
SystemSetting.TopLevel = false;
//SystemSetting.Visible = true;
//SystemSetting.Top = 0;
//SystemSetting.Left = 0;
SystemSetting.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
SystemSetting.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None;
tabPage2.Controls.Add(SystemSetting);
SystemSetting.Show();
}

// In your TestForm3,
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
TestForm4 frm = new TestForm4();
frm.owner=this;
frm.Show();
}
// In your TestForm4,
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
TestForm3 mainForm=(TestForm3)this.owner;
mainForm.LabelText = textBox1.Text;
}

Variable not updating on closing a new pop up form after clicking button

I am trying to make a button that when clicked pops up a new form with a yes and no button and then make an if statement based on what button is pressed. Here is my current code:
private YesNoMessageBoxResized newBoxResized;
private string buttonClickResult;
public void YesNoNewMessageBox(string title, string message,string buttonYes, string buttonNo)
{
YesNoMessageBoxResized msgResized = new YesNoMessageBoxResized(title, message, buttonYes, buttonNo);
msgResized.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
msgResized.TopMost = true;
Button yesButtonResize = new Button();
Button noButtonResize = new Button();
//yes button
yesButtonResize.Text = buttonYes;
yesButtonResize.Size = new Size(150, 80);
yesButtonResize.Font = new Font("Arial", 26);
yesButtonResize.Location = new Point(100, 150);
//no button
noButtonResize.Text = buttonNo;
noButtonResize.Size = new Size(150, 80);
noButtonResize.Font = new Font("Arial", 26);
noButtonResize.Location = new Point(300, 150);
//make a copy of the current form
newBoxResized = msgResized;
//eventhandlers
yesButtonResize.Click += YesButtonResizeClicked;
noButtonResize.Click += noButtonResizeClicked;
newBoxResized.Controls.Add(yesButtonResize);
newBoxResized.Controls.Add(noButtonResize);
msgResized.Show();
}
private void YesButtonResizeClicked(object o, EventArgs sEA)
{
this.buttonClickResult = "true";
this.newBoxResized.Close();
}
private void noButtonResizeClicked(object o, EventArgs sEA)
{
this.buttonClickResult = "false";
this.newBoxResized.Close();
}
private void buttonRestoreDefaults_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
YesNoNewMessageBox("Restore Defaults?", "Restore Defaults?", "Yes", "No");
if (this.buttonClickResult == "true")
this.restoreDefaults();
}
My problem is that after hitting yes and closing the form that pops up, buttonClickResult is not seen as true and therefore the restore default function I am calling is not called. Only when clicking on the "RestoreDefaults" button again is the function called. So, it seems that the onclick event for buttonRestoreDefaults_Click isn't reconizing the onclick for the yes or no buttons in the form that popups until clicking on it again. Is there a way around this or some sort of implementation to fix this? Thank you.
Also, here is the code for the class. I was thinking about using delegates and event handlers, but I am not sure if I actually need that since what I have works, but just doesn't update the variable on closing correctly:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
public class YesNoMessageBoxResized : Form
{
private Label labelMessage;
//no default button specified
public YesNoMessageBoxResized(string title, string message, string buttonYes, string buttonNo)
{
InitializeComponent();
this.Text = title;
this.labelMessage.Text = message;
this.Deactivate += MyDeactivateHandler;
}
public YesNoMessageBoxResized()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.labelMessage = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// labelMessage
//
this.labelMessage.AutoSize = true;
this.labelMessage.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 18F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
this.labelMessage.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 31);
this.labelMessage.Name = "labelMessage";
this.labelMessage.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(165, 29);
this.labelMessage.TabIndex = 3;
this.labelMessage.Text = "labelMessage";
//
// YesNoMessageBoxResized
//
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(572, 268);
this.Controls.Add(this.labelMessage);
this.Name = "YesNoMessageBoxResized";
this.ResumeLayout(false);
this.PerformLayout();
}
protected void MyDeactivateHandler(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Close();
}
public delegate void buttonYes_ClickResultEvent(object o, EventArgs sEA);
public event buttonYes_ClickResultEvent choiceResult;
}
public class buttonYes_ClickResultEvent : EventArgs
{
public buttonYes_ClickResultEvent(bool choice)
{
this.buttonResult = choice;
}
public bool buttonResult;
}
**I posted this on codereview, but then they told me to post it here since it deals with solving a problem.

just for a test, try using a global variable and set that to true within your yesbuttonresizedclicked event.
something like
public static bool yestest = false;
private void YesButtonResizeClicked(object o, EventArgs sEA)
{
yestest = true;
}

I sort of fixed it by adding a function that had the if statement withing the other button events. I am open to other solutions though:
private YesNoMessageBoxResized newBoxResized;
private string buttonClickResult;
public void YesNoNewMessageBox(string title, string message,string buttonYes, string buttonNo)
{
YesNoMessageBoxResized msgResized = new YesNoMessageBoxResized(title, message, buttonYes, buttonNo);
msgResized.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
msgResized.TopMost = true;
Button yesButtonResize = new Button();
Button noButtonResize = new Button();
//yes button
yesButtonResize.Text = buttonYes;
yesButtonResize.Size = new Size(150, 80);
yesButtonResize.Font = new Font("Arial", 26);
yesButtonResize.Location = new Point(100, 150);
//no button
noButtonResize.Text = buttonNo;
noButtonResize.Size = new Size(150, 80);
noButtonResize.Font = new Font("Arial", 26);
noButtonResize.Location = new Point(300, 150);
//make a copy of the current form
newBoxResized = msgResized;
//eventhandlers
yesButtonResize.Click += YesButtonResizeClicked;
noButtonResize.Click += noButtonResizeClicked;
newBoxResized.Controls.Add(yesButtonResize);
newBoxResized.Controls.Add(noButtonResize);
newBoxResized.Show();
}
private void YesButtonResizeClicked(object o, EventArgs sEA)
{
this.buttonClickResult = "true";
this.DoIfStatement();
this.newBoxResized.Close();
}
private void noButtonResizeClicked(object o, EventArgs sEA)
{
this.buttonClickResult = "false";
this.DoIfStatement();
this.newBoxResized.Close();
}
private void DoIfStatement()
{
if (buttonClickResult == "true")
this.restoreDefaults();
}
private void buttonRestoreDefaults_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
YesNoNewMessageBox("Restore Defaults?", "Restore Defaults?", "Yes", "No");
}
I think I need it to be more modular though. I don't always want the same if statement there. So, I don't always want to be a yes and no with regards to restore defaults. I may want it to do something else with another function call and have yes and no buttons do something else.

You can just use MessageBox to do this for you:
if (MessageBox.Show("Yes or no?", "", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo)
== DialogResult.Yes)

You could change the form to a modal dialog form. Make the Accept and Cancel buttons properties equal the appropriate button. Then change the dialog result of each button to the appropriate value. Now when you use the ShowDialog the form will return the appropriate DialogResult.

Create a button which creates button

I am a begginer in C# and I want to create a button which creates button.
but these buttons never appear...
please find my code :
private void addstrat3_i_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
panel3strat.Width += 200;
Button addstrat3_2 = new Button();
addstrat3_2.Size = new Size(210, 41);
addstrat3_2.Location = new Point(50,50);
addstrat3_2.Visible = true;
}
Thanks a lot

You have to add the button (or any other controls) on the form using the Controls property, for sample:
private void addstrat3_i_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
panel3strat.Width += 200;
Button addstrat3_2 = new Button();
addstrat3_2.Size = new Size(210, 41);
addstrat3_2.Location = new Point(50,50);
addstrat3_2.Visible = true;
// add control
this.Controls.Add(addstrat3_2);
}

You need to add the button to the form.
this.Controls.Add(addstrat3_2);