Passing variables between forms.

[Steve]

Can anyone recommend the best way to pass a string back to
the calling class (windows form) from a dialog that was
shown modally using ShowDialog?

[Dmitry Kostenko]

Steve. wrote:

Hans,

So what you're saying is that if I show a dialog from a
function I have access to any variables contained in the
dialog until the function exits (presuming that all
references to the dialog where private within the function
and not public in the class). After the function exits the
references to the dialog are destroyed and the garbage
collector is free to destroy the dialog variables at any
time. Is this correct? Exactly. Even More, you can forward properties of the dialog to properties of the controls and
use them directly from the calling function. consider the following example:

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows. Forms;
public class Dialog : Form {
private TextBox edit = new TextBox();

public Dialog() {
Size = new Size(400,300);
edit.Bounds = new Rectangle(10, 10, 100, 30);
edit.Show();

Controls.Add(ed it);
}

public string EditText {
get {
return edit.Text;
}
set {
edit.Text = value;
}
}
}

public class Application
{
public static void Main()
{
Dialog dlg = new Dialog();
dlg.EditText = "Hello";
dlg.ShowDialog( );
MessageBox.Show (string.Format( "Text was {0}", dlg.EditText));
}
}

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Steve wrote:

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