Cannot transfer data between different Forms

Question

Hello guys... I am new to this forum and new to DotNet too..I am on C# track and currently facing the problem described below.I am practicing on VS2002 and 1.1 framework and my OS is windows XP. As i am new to this forum, i dont know this query has been asked by anyone before..if yes then please send me the link to the page..ThankYou Problem: I am having two Forms in my application(Form1 and Form2).Form1 is startup form.Form1 contains a richtextbox and a button.This button opens Form2.Form2 contains a datetimepicker and a button. Now what i want to do is, when i click the button of Form2, i want the richtextbox to show the date (datetimepicker.text). i dont know how to pass data from 1 form to another..please help me as soon as possible.. Thankyou; Logically _Yours;

sudheer panwar · Answer

there can be many solutions to this.two of them are sol1. Create a data class wch contains a static property to hold the datepicker's value. Set the property in Form2 and get its value in Form1. sol2. create a public function in the Form1 wch accepts instance of Form2 public void ShowDate(Form2 form2){ richTextBox1.Text = form2.DATE;// Date is a public property in Form2 wch return datepicker's value } Pass the parent form in the constructor of the Form2 // in Form1 Form f = new Form2( this ); // In Form2 private Form1 parentForm = null ; public Form2(Form1 parent){ InitializeComponent(); parentForm = parent; } From Form2 pass instance of Form2 in public function created in the Form1. parentForm.ShowDate( this ); then u can access all the control/properties of Form2 in Form1. confuse?