MDI save button use for child windows

Question

I have my MDI form which got menuStrip. What I want is when I click the save button on that menuStrip the currently active form should save its data by calling a database method.
I have no idea on how to this except writng lot of if conditions to get the name of the acitve form and then call the save method based on that. But this doesn't sound feasible when it comes to application which has lot of forms. So please let me know if there is any other way of doing this.

Bryan · Answer

I forgot to mention... If you want to call save only on the active child, in the MDIParent's save button click event do the following (this expands on my previous post and won't work without it) if (this.ActiveMdiChild is ISaveable ) { //call save method on child form (( ISaveable )myForm).Save(); } good luck

Bryan · Answer

Hi guys, A really easy way is to have all the forms that require saving functionality implement an interface. Then loop through the child forms, and for each child form that implements that interface call the save method. eg) Interface Definition public interface ISaveable { //save method void Save(); } Child Form Code public partial class MyForm : Form , ISaveable { //Form related code public void Save() { //Save code } } Parent Save Click Event code //loop through each child form foreach ( Form myForm in this .MdiChildren) { //if the child implements ISaveable the call its save method if (myForm is ISaveable ) { //cast it to the interface so the Save method is exposed (( ISaveable )myForm).Save(); } }

gopal kannan · Answer

searching for the same buddy.......... let me know if u get the solution

garuka · Answer

Oh...come on.. someone should have done this before...