Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha created them

by Mike on 11/1/2007 9:17:00 AM Any Example to help me

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Jackson [mailto:jacknospam@pebbleridge.com]
Posted At: Saturday, October 27, 2007 10:43 AM
Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha
created them
Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha
created them

You don't show how the variable frmCall in form2 gets set. How does
form1 pass a reference to itself to form2?

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:56:55 -0400, "Mike" <mike@hitnext.com> wrote:

>
>Form 1 (frmCall)
>
>Public Property TextboxWTN() As String
> Get
> Return Me.txtWTN.Text
> End Get
> Set(ByVal value As String)
> Me.txtWTN.Text = value
> End Set
>End Property
>
>
>Form 2
>
>frmCall.TextboxWTN = "Something"
>
>
>This is all I have
>
>Thanks
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rowe_newsgroups [mailto:rowe_email@yahoo.com]
>Posted At: Friday, October 26, 2007 6:36 AM
>Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
>Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
tha
>created them
>Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha
>created them
>
>On Oct 25, 11:06 pm, "Mike" <m...@hitnext.com> wrote:
>> This is the property definition:
>>
>> Public Property TextboxWTN() As String
>> Get
>> Return Me.txtWTN.Text
>> End Get
>> Set(ByVal value As String)
>> Me.txtWTN.Text = value
>> End Set
>> End Property
>>
>> And from the other form I call frmMain.TextboxWTN = "Whatever"
>>
>> It has no effect over the form's textbox.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jack Jackson [mailto:jacknos...@pebbleridge.com]
>>
>> Posted At: Thursday, October 25, 2007 9:52 PM
>> Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
>> Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>tha
>> created them
>> Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>tha
>> created them
>>
>> It is the first, where frmMain is a reference to the existing first
>> form that you somehow passed into the second form.
>>
>> The second piece of code creates a new instance of your form, not
>> something that you want to do.
>>
>> By the way, saying "none of them seem to work" without giving any
>> details is not very useful. Error message? No error but had no
>> effect? Had an effect you did not want?
>>
>> What does the property definition in form1 look like?
>>
>> On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:43:54 -0400, "Mike" <m...@hitnext.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Ok, I did, buy from the 2nd form, how do I reference the forms'
>> >property?
>>
>> >Is it a direct call, like:
>>
>> >frmMain.Myproperty = MyValue
>>
>> >or
>>
>> >Dim frm As new frmMain
>> >With frmMain
>> > .MyProperty = MyValue
>> >End With
>>
>> >I have tried both an none of them seem to work.
>>
>> >Thanks!
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: rowe_newsgroups [mailto:rowe_em...@yahoo.com]
>> >Posted At: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:01 PM
>> >Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
>> >Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>> tha
>> >created them
>> >Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>tha
>> >created them
>>
>> >On Oct 25, 11:34 am, "Mike" <m...@hitnext.com> wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>>
>> >> I have a form with some controls, and a different class that needs
>to
>> >> modify some control properties at run time.
>>
>> >> Hoy can I reference the from so I have access to its controls and
>> >> therefore being able to modify its properties?
>>
>> >> Regards,
>>
>> >> Mike
>>
>> >My personal preference is to keep the Controls private, and only
>> >expose the necessary functionality via properties. This prevents an
>> >outside object from being able to modify more than you want to have
>> >modified.
>>
>> >For example, if you want a second form to be able to modify a
label's
>> >text property expose it like this:
>>
>> >////////////
>> >Public Property MyLabelText() As String
>> > Get
>> > Return MyLabel.Text
>> > End Get
>> > Set (ByVal value As String)
>> > MyLabel.Text = value
>> > End Get
>> >End Property
>> >///////////
>>
>> >If instead you gave them a complete reference to the label, nothing
>> >would stop them from calling form.MyLabel.Dispose() or something
else
>> >you didn't intend. In other words, using a property maintains
>> >encapsulation.
>>
>> >Thanks,
>>
>> >Seth Rowe
>
>Are you sure you have a reference to the other form? If you
>instantiate an new "frmMain" like you did in a previous example, you
>will not be accomplishing anything. Perhaps you could post the code
>where you are retrieving the reference to frmMain?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Seth Rowe

Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha created them

by Jack Jackson on 11/1/2007 5:31:00 AM Since I have no clue what you are doing, all I can do is give an
example.

Suppose form1 creates form2, maybe in the Click event of a button:

dim frm As New Form2(Me)
frm.Show()
or
frm.ShowDialog()

In form2:

Private form1 as Form1

Public New(frm1 as Form1)

form1 = frm1

Me.InitializeComponent()

End Sub

In form 2 when you want to reference form1:

form1.xxx

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:16:47 -0400, "Mike" <mike@hitnext.com> wrote:

>Any Example to help me
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jack Jackson [mailto:jacknospam@pebbleridge.com]
>Posted At: Saturday, October 27, 2007 10:43 AM
>Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
>Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha
>created them
>Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha
>created them
>
>You don't show how the variable frmCall in form2 gets set. How does
>form1 pass a reference to itself to form2?
>
>On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:56:55 -0400, "Mike" <mike@hitnext.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Form 1 (frmCall)
>>
>>Public Property TextboxWTN() As String
>> Get
>> Return Me.txtWTN.Text
>> End Get
>> Set(ByVal value As String)
>> Me.txtWTN.Text = value
>> End Set
>>End Property
>>
>>
>>Form 2
>>
>>frmCall.TextboxWTN = "Something"
>>
>>
>>This is all I have
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: rowe_newsgroups [mailto:rowe_email@yahoo.com]
>>Posted At: Friday, October 26, 2007 6:36 AM
>>Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
>>Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>tha
>>created them
>>Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha
>>created them
>>
>>On Oct 25, 11:06 pm, "Mike" <m...@hitnext.com> wrote:
>>> This is the property definition:
>>>
>>> Public Property TextboxWTN() As String
>>> Get
>>> Return Me.txtWTN.Text
>>> End Get
>>> Set(ByVal value As String)
>>> Me.txtWTN.Text = value
>>> End Set
>>> End Property
>>>
>>> And from the other form I call frmMain.TextboxWTN = "Whatever"
>>>
>>> It has no effect over the form's textbox.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jack Jackson [mailto:jacknos...@pebbleridge.com]
>>>
>>> Posted At: Thursday, October 25, 2007 9:52 PM
>>> Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
>>> Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>>tha
>>> created them
>>> Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>>tha
>>> created them
>>>
>>> It is the first, where frmMain is a reference to the existing first
>>> form that you somehow passed into the second form.
>>>
>>> The second piece of code creates a new instance of your form, not
>>> something that you want to do.
>>>
>>> By the way, saying "none of them seem to work" without giving any
>>> details is not very useful. Error message? No error but had no
>>> effect? Had an effect you did not want?
>>>
>>> What does the property definition in form1 look like?
>>>
>>> On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:43:54 -0400, "Mike" <m...@hitnext.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Ok, I did, buy from the 2nd form, how do I reference the forms'
>>> >property?
>>>
>>> >Is it a direct call, like:
>>>
>>> >frmMain.Myproperty = MyValue
>>>
>>> >or
>>>
>>> >Dim frm As new frmMain
>>> >With frmMain
>>> > .MyProperty = MyValue
>>> >End With
>>>
>>> >I have tried both an none of them seem to work.
>>>
>>> >Thanks!
>>>
>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>> >From: rowe_newsgroups [mailto:rowe_em...@yahoo.com]
>>> >Posted At: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:01 PM
>>> >Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
>>> >Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>>> tha
>>> >created them
>>> >Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>>tha
>>> >created them
>>>
>>> >On Oct 25, 11:34 am, "Mike" <m...@hitnext.com> wrote:
>>> >> Hi,
>>>
>>> >> I have a form with some controls, and a different class that needs
>>to
>>> >> modify some control properties at run time.
>>>
>>> >> Hoy can I reference the from so I have access to its controls and
>>> >> therefore being able to modify its properties?
>>>
>>> >> Regards,
>>>
>>> >> Mike
>>>
>>> >My personal preference is to keep the Controls private, and only
>>> >expose the necessary functionality via properties. This prevents an
>>> >outside object from being able to modify more than you want to have
>>> >modified.
>>>
>>> >For example, if you want a second form to be able to modify a
>label's
>>> >text property expose it like this:
>>>
>>> >////////////
>>> >Public Property MyLabelText() As String
>>> > Get
>>> > Return MyLabel.Text
>>> > End Get
>>> > Set (ByVal value As String)
>>> > MyLabel.Text = value
>>> > End Get
>>> >End Property
>>> >///////////
>>>
>>> >If instead you gave them a complete reference to the label, nothing
>>> >would stop them from calling form.MyLabel.Dispose() or something
>else
>>> >you didn't intend. In other words, using a property maintains
>>> >encapsulation.
>>>
>>> >Thanks,
>>>
>>> >Seth Rowe
>>
>>Are you sure you have a reference to the other form? If you
>>instantiate an new "frmMain" like you did in a previous example, you
>>will not be accomplishing anything. Perhaps you could post the code
>>where you are retrieving the reference to frmMain?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Seth Rowe

Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha created them

by Mike on 11/2/2007 9:35:00 AM This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

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OK, this is what I'm trying to do.

I have a form that requests from a singleton service.
This service has some events that needs to be wired in the client side.

Public class Form1

-> here I declare a property called <TextboxAccess> that sets and gets
text text property a text box

.... from stuff

End Class

Public Class SingletonCallBack

Public sub SomeEvent

 From1.TextboxAccess = "Some text"

End Sub

EndClass

This is not working for me, and there is no exceptions at all.
Even more, when I debug, I see text property of the textbox control in
form1 to get the info I pass on, but it does nor display it.

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Jackson [mailto:jacknospam@pebbleridge.com]
Posted At: Thursday, November 01, 2007 3:31 PM
Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha
created them
Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha
created them

Since I have no clue what you are doing, all I can do is give an
example.

Suppose form1 creates form2, maybe in the Click event of a button:

dim frm As New Form2(Me)
frm.Show()
or
frm.ShowDialog()

In form2:

Private form1 as Form1

Public New(frm1 as Form1)

 form1 = frm1

 Me.InitializeComponent()

End Sub

In form 2 when you want to reference form1:

form1.xxx

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:16:47 -0400, "Mike" <mike@hitnext.com> wrote:

>Any Example to help me
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jack Jackson [mailto:jacknospam@pebbleridge.com]
>Posted At: Saturday, October 27, 2007 10:43 AM
>Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
>Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
tha
>created them
>Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha
>created them
>
>You don't show how the variable frmCall in form2 gets set. How does
>form1 pass a reference to itself to form2?
>
>On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:56:55 -0400, "Mike" <mike@hitnext.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Form 1 (frmCall)
>>
>>Public Property TextboxWTN() As String
>> Get
>> Return Me.txtWTN.Text
>> End Get
>> Set(ByVal value As String)
>> Me.txtWTN.Text = value
>> End Set
>>End Property
>>
>>
>>Form 2
>>
>>frmCall.TextboxWTN = "Something"
>>
>>
>>This is all I have
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: rowe_newsgroups [mailto:rowe_email@yahoo.com]
>>Posted At: Friday, October 26, 2007 6:36 AM
>>Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
>>Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>tha
>>created them
>>Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
tha
>>created them
>>
>>On Oct 25, 11:06 pm, "Mike" <m...@hitnext.com> wrote:
>>> This is the property definition:
>>>
>>> Public Property TextboxWTN() As String
>>> Get
>>> Return Me.txtWTN.Text
>>> End Get
>>> Set(ByVal value As String)
>>> Me.txtWTN.Text = value
>>> End Set
>>> End Property
>>>
>>> And from the other form I call frmMain.TextboxWTN = "Whatever"
>>>
>>> It has no effect over the form's textbox.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jack Jackson [mailto:jacknos...@pebbleridge.com]
>>>
>>> Posted At: Thursday, October 25, 2007 9:52 PM
>>> Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
>>> Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>>tha
>>> created them
>>> Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>>tha
>>> created them
>>>
>>> It is the first, where frmMain is a reference to the existing first
>>> form that you somehow passed into the second form.
>>>
>>> The second piece of code creates a new instance of your form, not
>>> something that you want to do.
>>>
>>> By the way, saying "none of them seem to work" without giving any
>>> details is not very useful. Error message? No error but had no
>>> effect? Had an effect you did not want?
>>>
>>> What does the property definition in form1 look like?
>>>
>>> On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:43:54 -0400, "Mike" <m...@hitnext.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Ok, I did, buy from the 2nd form, how do I reference the forms'
>>> >property?
>>>
>>> >Is it a direct call, like:
>>>
>>> >frmMain.Myproperty = MyValue
>>>
>>> >or
>>>
>>> >Dim frm As new frmMain
>>> >With frmMain
>>> > .MyProperty = MyValue
>>> >End With
>>>
>>> >I have tried both an none of them seem to work.
>>>
>>> >Thanks!
>>>
>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>> >From: rowe_newsgroups [mailto:rowe_em...@yahoo.com]
>>> >Posted At: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:01 PM
>>> >Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
>>> >Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the
one
>>> tha
>>> >created them
>>> >Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one
>>tha
>>> >created them
>>>
>>> >On Oct 25, 11:34 am, "Mike" <m...@hitnext.com> wrote:
>>> >> Hi,
>>>
>>> >> I have a form with some controls, and a different class that
needs
>>to
>>> >> modify some control properties at run time.
>>>
>>> >> Hoy can I reference the from so I have access to its controls and
>>> >> therefore being able to modify its properties?
>>>
>>> >> Regards,
>>>
>>> >> Mike
>>>
>>> >My personal preference is to keep the Controls private, and only
>>> >expose the necessary functionality via properties. This prevents an
>>> >outside object from being able to modify more than you want to have
>>> >modified.
>>>
>>> >For example, if you want a second form to be able to modify a
>label's
>>> >text property expose it like this:
>>>
>>> >////////////
>>> >Public Property MyLabelText() As String
>>> > Get
>>> > Return MyLabel.Text
>>> > End Get
>>> > Set (ByVal value As String)
>>> > MyLabel.Text = value
>>> > End Get
>>> >End Property
>>> >///////////
>>>
>>> >If instead you gave them a complete reference to the label, nothing
>>> >would stop them from calling form.MyLabel.Dispose() or something
>else
>>> >you didn't intend. In other words, using a property maintains
>>> >encapsulation.
>>>
>>> >Thanks,
>>>
>>> >Seth Rowe
>>
>>Are you sure you have a reference to the other form? If you
>>instantiate an new "frmMain" like you did in a previous example, you
>>will not be accomplishing anything. Perhaps you could post the code
>>where you are retrieving the reference to frmMain?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Seth Rowe

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OK, this is =
what I'm trying to do.
 

I have a form =
that requests from a singleton service.

This service =
has some events that needs to be wired in the client =
side.
 

Public =
class Form1



-> =
here I declare a property called <TextboxAccess> that sets and gets text text =
property a text box
 

... from =
stuff



End =
Class



Public Class =
SingletonCallBack

Public sub =
SomeEvent

        From1.TextboxAccess =3D "Some =
text"



End =
Sub
 

EndClass


 

This is not =
working for me, and there is no exceptions at all.

Even more, =
when I debug, I see text property of the textbox control in form1 to =
get the info I pass on, but it does nor display =
it.

Thanks
 
 
 
 
 



-----Original =
Message----- 
From: Jack Jackson [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:jacknospam@pebbleridge.com">mailto:jacknospam@pebbleridge.=
com</A>] 
Posted At: Thursday, November 01, 2007 3:31 PM 
Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb 
Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha =
created them 
Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one tha =
created them

Since I have =
no clue what you are doing, all I can do is give an

example.

Suppose form1 =
creates form2, maybe in the Click event of a button:

dim frm As New =
Form2(Me)

frm.Show()

 or =


frm.ShowDialog()

In =
form2:

Private form1 =
as Form1

Public =
New(frm1 as Form1)

  form1 =
=3D frm1

  =
Me.InitializeComponent()

End =
Sub

In form 2 when =
you want to reference form1:

form1.xxx

On Thu, 1 Nov =
2007 13:16:47 -0400, "Mike" <mike@hitnext.com> =
wrote:

>Any =
Example to help me

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: Jack =
Jackson [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:jacknospam@pebbleridge.com">mailto:jacknospam@pebbleridge.=
com</A>] 

>Posted At: =
Saturday, October 27, 2007 10:43 AM

>Posted To: =
microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb

>Conversation: Accesing form controls from another =
class than the one tha

>created =
them

>Subject: =
Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the one =
tha

>created =
them

>

>You don't =
show how the variable frmCall in form2 gets set.  How =
does

>form1 pass =
a reference to itself to form2?

>

>On Sat, 27 =
Oct 2007 01:56:55 -0400, "Mike" <mike@hitnext.com> =
wrote:

>

>>

>>Form 1 =
(frmCall)

>>

>>Public =
Property TextboxWTN() As String

>>        =
Get

>>       &nbsp=
;    Return Me.txtWTN.Text

>>        End =
Get

>>        =
Set(ByVal value As String)

>>       &nbsp=
;    Me.txtWTN.Text =3D value

>>        End =
Set

>>End =
Property

>>

>>

>>Form =
2

>>

>>frmCall.TextboxWTN =3D =
"Something"

>>

>>

>>This =
is all I have

>>

>>Thanks

>>

>>

>>

>>-----Original Message-----

>>From: =
rowe_newsgroups [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:rowe_email@yahoo.com">mailto:rowe_email@yahoo.com</A>] =


>>Posted =
At: Friday, October 26, 2007 6:36 AM

>>Posted =
To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb

>>Conversation: Accesing form controls from =
another class than the one

>tha

>>created them

>>Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from =
another class than the one tha

>>created them

>>

>>On Oct =
25, 11:06 pm, "Mike" <m...@hitnext.com> =
wrote:

>>> =
This is the property definition:

>>>

>>> =
Public Property TextboxWTN() As String

>>>       &=
nbsp; Get

>>>       &=
nbsp;     Return Me.txtWTN.Text

>>>       &=
nbsp; End Get

>>>       &=
nbsp; Set(ByVal value As String)

>>>       &=
nbsp;     Me.txtWTN.Text =3D value

>>>       &=
nbsp; End Set

>>>     End =
Property

>>>

>>> =
And from the other form I call frmMain.TextboxWTN =3D =
"Whatever"

>>>

>>> =
It has no effect over the form's textbox.

>>>

>>> =
Thanks

>>>

>>> =
-----Original Message-----

>>> =
From: Jack Jackson [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:jacknos...@pebbleridge.com">mailto:jacknos...@pebbleridge.=
com</A>]

>>>

>>> =
Posted At: Thursday, October 25, 2007 9:52 PM

>>> =
Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb

>>> =
Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the =
one

>>tha

>>> =
created them

>>> =
Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the =
one

>>tha

>>> =
created them

>>>

>>> =
It is the first, where frmMain is a reference to the existing =
first

>>> =
form that you somehow passed into the second form.

>>>

>>> =
The second piece of code creates a new instance of your form, =
not

>>> =
something that you want to do.

>>>

>>> =
By the way, saying "none of them seem to work" without giving =
any

>>> =
details is not very useful.  Error message?  No error but had =
no

>>> =
effect?  Had an effect you did not want?

>>>

>>> =
What does the property definition in form1 look like?

>>>

>>> =
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:43:54 -0400, "Mike" =
<m...@hitnext.com> wrote:

>>>

>>> =
>Ok, I did, buy from the 2nd form, how do I reference the =
forms'

>>> =
>property?

>>>

>>> =
>Is it a direct call, like:

>>>

>>> =
>frmMain.Myproperty =3D MyValue

>>>

>>> =
>or

>>>

>>> =
>Dim frm As new frmMain

>>> =
>With frmMain

>>> =
>    .MyProperty =3D MyValue

>>> =
>End With

>>>

>>> =
>I have tried both an none of them seem to work.

>>>

>>> =
>Thanks!

>>>

>>> =
>-----Original Message-----

>>> =
>From: rowe_newsgroups [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:rowe_em...@yahoo.com">mailto:rowe_em...@yahoo.com</A>]</FO=
NT>

>>> =
>Posted At: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:01 PM

>>> =
>Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb

>>> =
>Conversation: Accesing form controls from another class than the =
one

>>> =
tha

>>> =
>created them

>>> =
>Subject: Re: Accesing form controls from another class than the =
one

>>tha

>>> =
>created them

>>>

>>> =
>On Oct 25, 11:34 am, "Mike" <m...@hitnext.com> =
wrote:

>>> =
>> Hi,

>>>

>>> =
>> I have a form with some controls, and a different class that =
needs

>>to

>>> =
>> modify some control properties at run time.

>>>

>>> =
>> Hoy can I reference the from so I have access to its controls =
and

>>> =
>> therefore being able to modify its =
properties?

>>>

>>> =
>> Regards,

>>>

>>> =
>> Mike

>>>

>>> =
>My personal preference is to keep the Controls private, and =
only

>>> =
>expose the necessary functionality via properties. This prevents =
an

>>> =
>outside object from being able to modify more than you want to =
have

>>> =
>modified.

>>>

>>> =
>For example, if you want a second form to be able to modify =
a

>label's

>>> =
>text property expose it like this:

>>>

>>> =
>////////////

>>> =
>Public Property MyLabelText() As String

>>> =
>  Get

>>> =
>    Return MyLabel.Text

>>> =
>  End Get

>>> =
>  Set (ByVal value As String)

>>> =
>    MyLabel.Text =3D value

>>> =
>  End Get

>>> =
>End Property

>>> =
>///////////

>>>

>>> =
>If instead you gave them a complete reference to the label, =
nothing

>>> =
>would stop them from calling form.MyLabel.Dispose() or =
something

>else

>>> =
>you didn't intend. In other words, using a property =
maintains

>>> =
>encapsulation.

>>>

>>> =
>Thanks,

>>>

>>> =
>Seth Rowe

>>

>>Are =
you sure you have a reference to the other form? If =
you

>>instantiate an new "frmMain" like =
you did in a previous example, you

>>will =
not be accomplishing anything. Perhaps you could post the =
code

>>where =
you are retrieving the reference to frmMain?

>>

>>Thanks,

>>

>>Seth =
Rowe

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