passing a value to a new form

Question

I have an app with a log on screen. The user that logs on can have administrator access - this information need passing to the form that opens when they log on.

on the logon form i have:

string admin = "yes";
or
string admin = "no";

When the next from opens it needs to know if admin is yes or no. The new form disables functions if the log on is not an administrator.

Raja Krishnamurthy · Answer

It was so easy in VB .Net (modules) but in C# you got to create a Static Class and have properties. You can set those properties and access them all across your application without creating an instance of the class. Ex public static class Global { public static bool isAdmin {get; set;} } now you can set the value from your form like Global.isAdmin = true; //or false as the case maybe and access it in other form like if (Global.isAdmin) //do what you need to do for admin you can learn more about static classes and members here . HTH

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I think there is an easier solution. First I must say that I am not sure about all your code and requirements. Let's say however that you have something such as the following: Application.Run(new FormLogon()); FormMain mf = new FormMain(); Application.Run(mf); Then the change is likely as easy as: Application.Run(new FormLogon()); FormMain mf = new FormMain(); mf.admin = yes; Application.Run(mf); Except in FormMain you need to add a public member or property called admin. Then in the FormMain's Load event you use admin. This exact code will not do what you need to do but I don't know enough of the details of what you need to do to be able to be more accurate about the code. Another possibility is to create a constructor for FormMain that has a parameter for admin but that might be too advanced for you. All of this will be very easy to understand when you become familiar with the basics of the C# language.

Richard Brennan · Answer

thanx - i added a blank code file and it worked a treat. But I first tried to add the static class to a new project type class library - and it did not work. Do u know why?