Call the Load Event from one form after it has been loaded before

Question

How can a form load event can be called from 1 form to another? for example say I have two forms. And form1 is my main form and form2 is my ColumnListCheckBox form. The form2 does the loading when the main form is loaded but if you insert a refresh button so the user can manually refresh the form as well, this should also refresh the load even in the form2. How can this be done? Thanks!

Kirtan Patel · Answer

Hi Friend, Suppose You have Two Form Form1 and Form 2 . Now Form1 having Button Refresh that Will Refresh The Content of Running Form2 by Executing its Two Methods "EnablesDisableLoadButton()" and PopulateColumnCheckBox() then Form1 Refresh Button Code Would Like Below ( It will call that Two Methods From Running Instance of Form2) --------------------------------------------------------- private void btnRefresh_Click( object sender, EventArgs e) { Form f2RunningInstance = Application .OpenForms[ "Form2" ]; (( Form2 )f2RunningInstance).EnablesDisableLoadButton(); (( Form2 )f2RunningInstance).PopulateColumnCheckBox(); } Form2 Code ( Here Note That those Two Methods Should Be "Public" ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- private void Form2_Load( object sender, EventArgs e) { PopulateColumnCheckBox(); EnablesDisableLoadButton(); } public void EnablesDisableLoadButton() { //Any Code } public void PopulateColumnCheckBox() { //Any Code } friend , if my answer helps you then mark " Do you like this answer " check Box :)

regor · Answer

Hi, I have tried the first one with calling the function with a different name for the Load event and it didn't work either. I have sent you a email kirtan, it should have a .zip file. I tried using mediafire but I don't seem to be allowed to enter the site. Many thanks,

Kirtan Patel · Answer

Friend , I think you are doin mistake at locating the instance :) can Upload your Project Files Zip to http://mediafire.com and Give me download link :) i will resolve it Quickly and Tell you where you doing mistake in code :) my mail ID is kirtan007@gmail.com Happy Coding :)

Nilanka Dharmadasa · Answer

Hi friend, //In your form 2, create a new public method 'LoadMyControls'. private void ColumnListCheckBox_Load( object sender, EventArgs e) { LoadMyControls(); } public void LoadMyControls() { PopulateColumnCheckBox(); EnablesDisableLoadButton(); } //Then call that new method in form 1. private ColumnListCheckBox ColumnListCheckBox = new ColumnListCheckBox(); ColumnListCheckBox. LoadMyControls (); If my answer helps you, please accept it.

regor · Answer

I have done this for the form that needs to be loaded: public void ColumnListCheckBox_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { PopulateColumnCheckBox(); EnablesDisableLoadButton(); } and then for the admin form I have tried this: private ColumnListCheckBox ColumnListCheckBox = new ColumnListCheckBox(); ColumnListCheckBox.ColumnListCheckBox_Load(sender, e); It still doesn't work, not entirely sure on the (sender, e) part or if I am calling it wrong.

Kirtan Patel · Answer

Friend, your idea to Refresh the Form is not proper :) you should do this like 1.Write A Function For Code Which you Run At Form_Load Event . 2.after that When you press the refresh Button in Form1 .Locate the Running Instance of Form2 and Execute that Written Function on Form 2 :) if my answer helps you please check " do you like this answer " :)