how to pass array between 2 forms

[Araatn]

hey everyone

i want to know how u can pass an array between multiple forms in vb.net

like example for code

form2
public test(2) as string

test(0) = "test1"
test(1) = "test2"
test(2) = "test3"

form1
how can i get the value of my array test(1) of form2 ???
txtTest.text = ............... ............... ..

[tlhintoq]

It might just be cleaner to put it in your Program.cs as public then any form can access it along these lines.

Program.MyArray[3] for example

[Araatn]

how do u mean ?? bc its my second year of vb.net and multiple forms is all new to me

[tlhintoq]

An object created with a method has a scope of life only as large as the method.
If you create an object outside of a method then it has a scope of life as large as the class that it is in.
So if you create an object inside the Program class then it exists as long as the class Program exists.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Threading;
using System.Data;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using Microsoft.Win32;

namespace MyAmazingProgram
{
    static class Program
    {
        public static string[] MyStringArray;// Visible to all forms

        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThreadAttribute]
        static void Main(string[] commandLine)
        {
            Control.CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls = false;
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            //Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(true);
            App myApp = new App();
            myApp.Run(commandLine);
        }
    }

In this example "MyStringAr ray" is accessable to any form in your project by referencing it through the class it is a part of: "Program"

So inside Form 1 you could:

string ThirdItem = Program.MyStringArray[2];

[tlhintoq]

bc its my second year of vb.net and multiple forms is all new to me

So in more than a year of class plus whatever time you spend on your own playing and experimenting with this you've never created an application with more than one form? <stunned>

Get your money back on the tuition and go to the local book store. Buy a couple books of "Programmin g VB in 21 days", "Visual Basic in 15 minutes a day" and so on. You'll teach yourself more out one of those books in a week, than you learned in class in the first year.