Passing Variables to MDIChild form?

Question

I have a project where I would like to be able to open a file on the parent MDI form which then creates a child window, I would like this child window to be able to access the filename string.

Any ideas?

Aaron Colen · Answer

There are a few different ways this can be done. My favorite way to share strings between forms is using a static variable on the form you're sharing from. ie: public static string SharedString = This is a shared string.; You can then access the string from within the parent: private void RandomMethod(string x) { SharedString = x; } Or from another form by using the parent forms name (this example assumes the parent form is called Form1): private void Method2() { localStringVariableX = Form1.SharedString; }