Passing a variable from one form to the next

[gggram2000]

I'd like to know how I go about passing two variables from one form to the next.
For example, I can pass a variable like this:
This demonstrates how to pass a variable to a form when the form is opened.

private void OpenForm_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Get the value to be passed
string parentValue = this.UserResponse.Text;
 
// Create the child form and pass the value in the constructor
this.ChildForm = new ChildForm(parentValue);
 
// Show the form which will display the user's value.
this.ChildForm.Show();
}
 

Then in the new form:

public string ValueFromParent
{
                set
    {
                           this.ParentValue.Text = value;
    }
}
 

Since i want to pass two variables from two dateTime pickers I would like something like this:

private void OpenForm_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Get the value to be passed
string parentValue = this.dateTimePicker1.Text;
string parentValue2 = this.dateTimePicker2.Text;
 
 
// Create the child form and pass the value in the constructor
this.ChildForm = new ChildForm(parentValue,parentValue2);
 
// Show the form which will display the user's value.
this.ChildForm.Show();
}
 

Where i declare two parent values but that does not work...any help please

[Plater]

Create a constructor for your ChildForm that takes two DateTime objects as arguments?

[gggram2000]

Create a constructor for your ChildForm that takes two DateTime objects as arguments?

I'm sorry but I don't know how to do that, is there anything I can reference caz i cant find any example

[TRScheel]

I'm sorry but I don't know how to do that, is there anything I can reference caz i cant find any example

Your child form should have something similiar to:

public ChildForm()         
{
             InitializeComponent();         
}

or at least would have when you started. Change that to:

public ChildForm(DateTime value1, DateTime value2)         
{
             InitializeComponent();     
             // do stuff here    
}

EDIT:

In your example you grabbed the text so you would actually want:

public ChildForm(string value1, string value2)         
{
             InitializeComponent();     
             // do stuff here    
}

[adamrlee]

It is not good to have too many public vars.
Try making more getter/setter methods.


For example if you want to pass var 'x' from Form1 to Form2 simply call Form2.setMyX(x)

in Form2 Sub setMyX(byVal new_x)
x=new_x
End Sub

[gggram2000]

Your child form should have something similiar to:

public ChildForm()         
{
             InitializeComponent();         
}

or at least would have when you started. Change that to:

public ChildForm(DateTime value1, DateTime value2)         
{
             InitializeComponent();     
             // do stuff here    
}

EDIT:

In your example you grabbed the text so you would actually want:

public ChildForm(string value1, string value2)         
{
             InitializeComponent();     
             // do stuff here    
}

Ok I'll try that and let u kno...thanks

[gggram2000]

Hey just wanted say it worked great, so simple yet easy to miss...thanks a bunch!