Accessing MDIForm from Child Form

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Hi

I want to change certain controls on the MDI form of my application from within my child form.

I have been able to shortlist the following two methods.

1. Casting the MDIPArent property of the child form into the MDIForm Type
2. Declaring an event and raising it within the child form.

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- Is there any other better method of achieving my objective?
- Which of the above two methods are preferred, and why?

Thanks a ton in advance :)

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Posted 16-Sep-10 4:40am

RebornDeveloper

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#realJSOP · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-16T05:19:00

Solution 1

You could also set up a global static class that contains an event that fires when a property is changedand handle that event in the desired form.

Posted 16-Sep-10 5:19am

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RebornDeveloper 16-Sep-10 13:54pm

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William Winner · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-16T05:19:00

Solution 2

IMO, if you want to have the parent change based on something in the child, you should raise an event in the child and pass the changed information in that event.

Posted 16-Sep-10 5:19am

William Winner

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RebornDeveloper 16-Sep-10 13:54pm

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