have a form return a value when it closes

[=?Utf-8?B?aXdkdTE1?=]

hi, im attempting to create an intellisense type form and have hit a
roadblock. I need the form to return (like the ShowDialog method returns the
dialog result) the value that was selected when the form closes. however, i
cannot just create a method that shadows ShowDialog and return it that way
because the form needs to close when the user clicks elsewhere on the screen,
or Alt-Tabs away from the window. i already have the code to close the window
when the user clicks or aalt-tabs away, but how can i have the form return a
result when this occurs? thanks
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-iwdu15

[Lloyd Sheen]

Re: have a form return a value when it closes

You can create a public property on the form and then after the return from
ShowDialog get the value. When the form returns the class object (which is
the form) is still available and you can read the value from the property.
I do this lots.

LS

"iwdu15" <jmmgoalsteraty ahoodotcomwrote in message
news:154E5533-2084-487A-A321-C1E80CEDBC9E@mi crosoft.com...

hi, im attempting to create an intellisense type form and have hit a
roadblock. I need the form to return (like the ShowDialog method returns
the
dialog result) the value that was selected when the form closes. however,
i
cannot just create a method that shadows ShowDialog and return it that way
because the form needs to close when the user clicks elsewhere on the
screen,
or Alt-Tabs away from the window. i already have the code to close the
window
when the user clicks or aalt-tabs away, but how can i have the form return
a
result when this occurs? thanks
--
-iwdu15

[RobinS]

Re: have a form return a value when it closes

You can invoke a function on the form that returns a value, and in the
function do a me.showdialog() . Like this:

'to invoke this class, do this: X = SelectDatabase. PromptUser
' X will be the returned ConnectionStrin g.
'Return empty string if user clicks Cancel.
Public Function PromptUser() As String
Me.ShowDialog()
If (Me.DialogResul t = Windows.Forms.D ialogResult.OK) Then
My.Settings.DBC onnString = CreateConnectio nString("Y")
My.Settings.Dat abaseName = DatabaseComboBo x.Text
My.Settings.Ser verName = ServerTextBox.T ext
My.Settings.Sav e()
Return DatabaseComboBo x.Text
Else
Return String.Empty
End If
End Function

Robin S.
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"iwdu15" <jmmgoalsteraty ahoodotcomwrote in message
news:154E5533-2084-487A-A321-C1E80CEDBC9E@mi crosoft.com...

hi, im attempting to create an intellisense type form and have hit a
roadblock. I need the form to return (like the ShowDialog method returns
the
dialog result) the value that was selected when the form closes. however,
i
cannot just create a method that shadows ShowDialog and return it that
way
because the form needs to close when the user clicks elsewhere on the
screen,
or Alt-Tabs away from the window. i already have the code to close the
window
when the user clicks or aalt-tabs away, but how can i have the form
return a
result when this occurs? thanks
--
-iwdu15

[=?Utf-8?B?aXdkdTE1?=]

Re: have a form return a value when it closes

i realize i can do those things, the issue is that if the user clicks away or
alt-tabs away from the window, ShowDialog does not let the window close. i
want the window to close if the user clicks away or alt-tabs away, so i
cannot use ShowDialog..... i pretty much need to make an exact replica of
Intellisense
--
-iwdu15

[ImageAnalyst]

Re: have a form return a value when it closes

I thought you said (in your first post) that you solved the problem of
closing the form when the user clicks away. Are you now saying you
didn't solve that? I'd probably try putting a me.close() in the
form's LostFocus event. And I may need to show the form modeless with
a Show() method rather than modally with a ShowDialog() method (if it
beeps at you when you try to click somewhere else).

I still think Lloyd's solution should work for you. Not sure why you
don't.
Regards,
ImageAnalyst

On Feb 24, 3:22 pm, iwdu15 <jmmgoalsteraty ahoodotcomwrote :

i realize i can do those things, the issue is that if the user clicks away or
alt-tabs away from the window, ShowDialog does not let the window close. i
want the window to close if the user clicks away or alt-tabs away, so i
cannot use ShowDialog..... i pretty much need to make an exact replica of
Intellisense
--
-iwdu15

[Lloyd Sheen]

Re: have a form return a value when it closes

If you want click away functionallity then perhaps you can use the context
menu. It can be shown thru code as well as auto and as a control's context
menu.

Then when you click away the dialog (context menu) will disappear.

LS
"iwdu15" <jmmgoalsteraty ahoodotcomwrote in message
news:2802BEEA-AA63-4F2E-8259-E270FE6C90EE@mi crosoft.com...

>i realize i can do those things, the issue is that if the user clicks away
>or
alt-tabs away from the window, ShowDialog does not let the window close. i
want the window to close if the user clicks away or alt-tabs away, so i
cannot use ShowDialog..... i pretty much need to make an exact replica of
Intellisense
--
-iwdu15

[Chris Dunaway]

Re: have a form return a value when it closes

On Feb 24, 9:34 pm, "ImageAnaly st" <imageanal...@m ailinator.com>
wrote:

I thought you said (in your first post) that you solved the problem of
closing the form when the user clicks away. Are you now saying you
didn't solve that? I'd probably try putting a me.close() in the
form's LostFocus event. And I may need to show the form modeless with
a Show() method rather than modally with a ShowDialog() method (if it
beeps at you when you try to click somewhere else).
>

If he uses the Show method, as soon as the form closes, it will be
disposed and if he then tries to access a custom property he will
likely get an exception.

[RobinS]

Re: have a form return a value when it closes


"Chris Dunaway" <dunawayc@gmail .comwrote in message
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On Feb 24, 9:34 pm, "ImageAnaly st" <imageanal...@m ailinator.com>
wrote:

>I thought you said (in your first post) that you solved the problem of
>closing the form when the user clicks away. Are you now saying you
>didn't solve that? I'd probably try putting a me.close() in the
>form's LostFocus event. And I may need to show the form modeless with
>a Show() method rather than modally with a ShowDialog() method (if it
>beeps at you when you try to click somewhere else).
>>

>
If he uses the Show method, as soon as the form closes, it will be
disposed and if he then tries to access a custom property he will
likely get an exception.
>
>

He could put a property in his first form, and set it from the second form
in the form_closing event.

Robin S.