Reference to a form from another form

Question

What is the best practice to reference to a form from another form and the form's object? A link to an article or other thread would be appreciated. Thanks Tamas

Javeed M Shaikh · Answer

Hi Tamas did you try initializing the forms reference in the constructor: public partial class Form1 : Form { Form2 frm2; public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); frm2 = new Form2(this); } } public partial class Form2 : Form { Form1 frm1; public Form2(Form1 parent) { InitializeComponent(); frm1 = parent; } private void hideform1_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { frm1.Visible = false; } private void showform1_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { frm1.Visible = true; } }