Passing Data from FormA to FormB

Question

I am trying to pass data from FormA to FormB, if i tried normal method it worked fine, but when i tried closing the FormA after when passing data to FormB the data dosent get passed

What i have tried:

FormA

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

    //This don't pass the data
    this.Close();
    th = new Thread(() => open_FormB(value_lbl.Text.Trim()));
    th.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
    th.Start();

    //This don't pass the data as well

    this.Close();
    th = new Thread(() =>
    {
        FormB Form_b = new FormB(value_lbl.Text.Trim());
        Form_b.ShowDialog();
    });
    th.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
    th.Start();

    //This Worked Fine
    FormB F = new FormB(value_lbl.Text);
    F.Show();
}

private void open_FormB(string email)
{
    Application.Run(new FormB(email_lbl.Text));
}

FormB

public FormB(string value)
{
    InitializeComponent();
    label10.Text = value;
}

Please help out

Naimish Makwana · Answer

You can add property in FormB like below. private string _uid; public string Uid { get { return _uid; } set { _uid= value; } } then you can set the property value while show the formb. FormB Form_b = new FormB(); Form_b.Uid = "Your Value"; Form_b.ShowDialog(); Then you can use _uid value in FormB. Thanks

Prasad Raveendran · Answer

It seems like you're trying to pass data from FormA to FormB when button1 is clicked. However, when you close FormA before opening FormB , the data doesn't get passed. The issue lies in the fact that when you call this.Close() , it closes the current form ( FormA ) immediately, and the subsequent code that tries to pass data to FormB doesn't get executed. To pass data from FormA to FormB and then close FormA , you can do it like this: private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { string dataToPass = value_lbl.Text.Trim(); // Create an instance of FormB FormB formB = new FormB(dataToPass); formB.Show(); // Close FormA this.Close(); } This code first creates an instance of FormB and passes the necessary data ( dataToPass ) to its constructor. Then it shows FormB while immediately closing FormA . Ensure that your FormB constructor correctly accepts and uses the value passed to it: public FormB(string value) { InitializeComponent(); label10.Text = value; // Set the label or control in FormB with the passed value } This way, the data from FormA will be passed to FormB , and then FormA will be closed.

Prasad Raveendran · Answer

I appreciate your initiative in trying out the suggested solution beforehand. It's great to know you've already explored that avenue. To delve deeper into resolving the issue, perhaps we can consider alternative approaches or examine the problem from a different angle. Could you share more details about the specific challenges you encountered during your previous attempts? This way, we can tailor our approach more precisely and hopefully find a solution that aligns more accurately with your needs

Sam Hobbs · Answer

You say i need more logical thinking but you need to provide a more logical explanation of what you need. Old-time programmers like me used to say GIGO; Garbage In, Garbage Out. The best answers are obtained from the best questions.

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I can provide a better answer if you can explain the fundamental problem. Why do you need to open the form using a separate message loop, in other words, using the Run method? You can use the Run method in the Program class. The following shows how to do that. This is not exactly what you need but as I say, if you can explain the fundamental problem then I can be more specific about how to do that. In my code, I am using the Program class to pass the data. You can use the constructor instead, as you are doing. The Program class however is an alternative. internal static class Program { public static string data; /// /// The main entry point for the application. /// [STAThread] static void Main() { ApplicationConfiguration.Initialize(); Form1 f1 = new(); Application.Run(f1); Form2 f2 = new(); Application.Run(f2); } } My Form1 has: private void Form1_FormClosed(object sender, FormClosedEventArgs e) { Program.data = textBox1.Text; } That is not what you want exactly, you want to use a button click event, but I hope that shows what you can use in it. My Form2 has: public Form2() { InitializeComponent(); textBox1.Text = Program.data; } I hope that is enough for you to determine how to satsify your requirements.

Sam Hobbs · Answer

This forum software messed up this post when I updated it to fix a problem it caused. I will post this post again.

Abdu Abdul · Answer

this is a chatgpt answer, i need more logical thinking i have tried that already