here is a solution to my problem if anyone is interested
((Form1)NewsMyWay.Form1.ActiveForm).textBox1.Text= "Some text here";
On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:05:04 GMT, polarz <polarz@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>Hello Max, thanks for the reply. When I try to use your code I get an
>unspecified cast error. I see the logic of your code but I can't get
>it to work. I have the class in a different file named Class2.cs, but
>it's in the same namespace. Here is how I have my code.
>
>class someData : System.ApplicationException //this is in Class2.cs
> {
> public void ShowMyData(NewsMyWay.Form1 form)
> {
> form.textBox1.Text = "Some Stuff Here";
> }
> }
>
>private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> {
> someData sd = new someData();
> Form1 theForm = (Form1) sender;
> sd.ShowMyData(theForm);
>
> }
>
>Basicly I'm trying to alter a textBox and a DataGrid from another
>class and am having trouble with both. I'm sure this is a simple
>solution but I can't see it :/
>
>On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 03:53:01 -0800, "Max Guernsey"
><max.guernsey@harbingersoftware.com> wrote:
>
>I'm not sure I understand your problem completely. I'm going to do
>the best
>I can...
>
>... are you looking for something like the following?
>
>#region Example code
>public class SomeData : SomeOtherClassHere {
> public void ShowData(Form1 form) {
> Form1.textBox1.Text = "Some Stuff Here";
> }
>}
>
>public class Form1 {
>...
>private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
> SomeData sd = new SomeData();
> Form1 theForm = (Form1) sender;
> sd.ShowData(theForm);
>}
>#endregion
>
>That will create a class named SomeData whose instances have a method
>that
>can effect an instance of the Form1 class in such a way as to modify
>the
>Text property of their textBox1 field.
>
>Is that what you wanted? If not, please clarify.
>
>Thank you,
>Max Guernsey
>
http://www.harbingersoftware.com
>
>"polarz" <polarz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:qamh10tq7jp3tcq779o6r8i8a6f1co46db@4ax.com.. .[color=green]
>> I'm having trouble getting items from different classes to display in
>> my textBox.
>>
>> e.g.
>>
>> private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
>> {
>> someData sd = new someData();
>> sd.showData();
>> }
>>
>> class someData : Form1
>> {
>> public void showData()
>> {
>> textBox1.Text="Some Stuff Here";
>> }
>> }
>>
>> nothing shows up in the textBox when I press the button
>>
>> I also tried
>>
>> class someData : SomeOtherClassHere
>> {
>> public void showData()
>> {
>> Form1 f = new Form1();
>> f.textBox1.Text="Some Complete BS Here";
>> }
>> }
>>
>> which is what I'd like to do, use a form that uses a class other than
>> Form1
>>
>> I'm a pretty new programmer and don't have much experience with
>> windows forms, any help is much appreciated. Thanks[/color][/color]
