/Visual Studio 2008/VBWinFormPassValueBetweenForms/ReadMe.txt

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  WINDOWS FORMS APPLICATION : VBWinFormPassValueBetweenForms Project Overview

       

                        Pass Value Between Forms Sample

                        

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Summary:



The Pass Value Between Forms sample demonstrates how to pass value between forms.

 

There're two common ways to pass value between forms:



1. Use a property.



   Create a public property on the target form class, then we can pass value 

   to the target form by setting value for the property.



2. Use a method.



   Create a public method on the target form class, then we can pass value to 

   the target form by passing the value as parameter to the method.

   



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Code Logic:



   1. Create two forms named FrmPassValueBetweenForms and 

      FrmPassValueBetweenForms2 respectively;

      

   2. Create a public property named ValueToPassBetweenForms in the 

      FrmPassValueBetweenForms2 class;

      

      private _valueToPassBetweenForms As String;



      Public Property ValueToPassBetweenForms() As String

        Get

            Return Me._valueToPassBetweenForms

        End Get

        Set(ByVal value As String)

            Me._valueToPassBetweenForms = value

        End Set

      End Property



      

   3. Create a public method named SetValueFromAnotherForm in the 

      FrmPassValueBetweenForms2 class;

      

      Public Sub SetValueFromAnotherForm(ByVal val As String)

        Me._valueToPassBetweenForms = val

      End Sub

      

   4. On the FrmPassValueBetweenForms form, handle the Click event of the buttons.

      In the Click event handler of button1, set the SetValueFromAnotherForm 

      property for the FrmPassValueBetweenForms2 to pass the text value from 

      FrmPassValueBetweenForms to FrmPassValueBetweenForms2.

      In the Click event handler of button2, call the SetValueFromAnotherForm 

      method and pass the text value as parameter to the FrmPassValueBetweenForms2.





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References:

   

1. Windows Forms General FAQ.

   http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winforms/thread/77a66f05-804e-4d58-8214-0c32d8f43191

   



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