3 forms and 3 buttons - to go to each form

[buddyr]

Hello,
I have created a windows application w/3 forms and one button on each form.
I first want to be able to say click button on form1 and get to form2 and have form1 hide.
I thought this code would work
Form2 newWindow = new Form2();
newWindow.Show();
this.hide();
And actually it does work to get me to form 2- but then I thought I could modify code to go from form2 to form3 and then form3 to form1.
But it doesn't-
can you help
thank you

[tlhintoq]

The primary problem with your logic is that not every form knows of every other form.

1 makes a new 2
2 makes a new 3
3 has no knowledge of the original 1, so how can it reference it?

I'll give you a fast "cheat" way so you can keep working/learning.

In your Program.cs file...

public static Form1 Tommy = new Form1();
public static Form2 Billy = new Form2();
public static Form3 Mary = new Form3();
 

Now all of your forms have a common point of creation, and the Program.CS file ties them all together with a common point of reference.

Your instance of form2 (Named Billy) can always call your instance of form3 Program.Mary.Hide(); for example.

[buddyr]

thanks for help and code -

[r035198x]

Better stop hacking at your keyboard and cheating your way into programming. You will only program yourself into a corner that way. Read reply #7 in this thread.

[buddyr]

thank you for knowledge- I was a professional musician for years- and I realized some of the things I learned wrong young- later were problems when I was trying to play on a professonal level.