Using objects with secondary forms... Whats wrong here...

Question

Hello...

I am trying to create a pop up save box for a program of mine...

Basically, I am calling a new form from the main form I have so:

public partial class Form1 : Form
    {


        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

Is the standard form I'm using that visual studio automatically creates. Now when you click a button(button1 in this case), I want to call a new form(form2), here is the code:

private void SaveVariable_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {


            form2 saveform = new form2();
            saveform.Show();
            saveform.Visible = true;


        }
    }

// below is a new class

    public class form2 : Form
    {




            //constructor
            public form2()
            {
            //initialize components
               Label label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
                label2.AutoSize = true; // this.label2.AutoSize = true;
                label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(55, 55);
                label2.Name = "label2";
                label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(39, 13);
                label2.TabIndex = 10;
                label2.Text = "Label2";
                label2.Visible = true;
            }

    }

However, when the program runs, while the new form object is created, no label box appears anywhere. What am I missing? I've tried using   this.label2.X as well for all of the form2 variables but it doesn't change anything....

RIGHT THEN · Answer

Sir I have never created controls on the fly. so dont know much about that but if you see when you place controls on the form a container is initialised in the YourForm.Desiner.cs and then there is InitializeComponents Which New`s That all you have placed on the form. so what you are missing can be seen on the designer class of your form by placing some controls on it Secondly if you are making a save box of which you know how and what should work on it then make a form allready and place all the controls on it that will save you lot of coding also. In my infant Way of programming which is my hobby. i take this approach create all the forms place controls on them now make a ControlCenter.cs class declare all the forms and classes in that like this //forms public static YourProgrammName.YourForm1 YourForm1_variable ; public static YourProgrammName.YourForm2 YourForm2_variable ; public static YourProgrammName.YourForm3 YourForm3_variable ; //classes public static DealWithSomething InSomething = new DealWithSomething () ; public static DealWithSomething2 InSomething2 = new DealWithSomething2 () ; //In Programm File which every cs programm has Programm.cs //after these statements Application.EnableVisualStyles() ; Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault( false ) ; // initialize the form variables ControlCenter.YourForm1_variable = new YourForm1 ; ControlCenter.YourForm2_variable = new YourForm2 ; etc etc.. // now the form that you want to be the main form do like this Application.Run( ControlCenter.YourForm1_variable ) ; //that`s it You can call these variables anywhere in your programm and they will show you all the controls in the forms you have put while making them and Rest all the programming is the same as always Lastly if you have to work with the controls of one form in another you have to make their scope/modifier public ThankYou RIGHT_THEN