Making an advanced settings form

Making an advanced settings form

• Okugops

  Yes, the AdvancedForm has the x_counts numericU/D control on the AdvancedForm.cs (design). I went into AdvancedForm.cs and typed in x_counts. and intellisense detects it. If I do it on the main Carriage_Motion_Controller.cs form intellisense does not detect it.
  
  In the AdvancedForm.cs (design) x_counts is the numericU/D on the form, otherwise it is not in the AdvancedForm.cs code.
  
  Is there a way to assign the x,y,z_counts and x,y,z_counts to a method so that it will reference them from the main Form
  
  Also, when using the NumericUpDown.Value, what is a returned, an interger, bool, dec..
  Thanks,
  SVandal
  
  

• ChrisCurry

  can you post some code please, this will help us alot
  
  

• David465465454

  hmm, from the code you posted it seems as if this AdvancedForms does have the x_counts control, correct

  If you do, on this form, x_count and place a period (dot) - does intellisense detect it

  of course its a compile time issue. Where is x_count in this advanced form Does it exist at all Or are you trying to refer x_count on the previous form

  
  
  

• Mastroyani

  Also, the error says that "the name xxxxxx does not exist in the current context".
  Thanks
  
  

• dto

  My program consists of a main form named Carriage_Motion_Controller
  
  public partial class Carriage_Motion_Controller : Form
  
  
  Essentially I have 6 numericUpDowns on a different form
  
  public partial class AdvancedForm : Form
  
  The updowns are named:
  x_counts
  y_counts
  z_counts
  x_travel
  y_travel
  z_travel
  
  In the main form (CMC) the values of the numericUp/Downs is called for for different equations. As shown below.
  
  locx.Text = "" + Math.Round(x_axis.Current / x_counts.Value);
  locy.Text = "" + Math.Round(y_axis.Current / y_counts.Value);
  locz.Text = "" + Math.Round(z_axis.Current / z_counts.Value);
  
  locx, y, z are labels that display the current position, and x,y,z_axis is a seperate class that has been created called axis that allows for different values to be called out.
  
  The event handler for the button (named advanced) that opens the AdvancedForm so that the advanced settings can be changed is
  
  private void advanced_click(object sender, Eventarg e)
  {
  Form AdvancedForm = new AdvancedForm();
  AdvancedForm.show();
  }
  
  Under the AdvancedForm.cs I have only added in a closing event with a yes/no confirmation as per the example on page 366 of Microsft Visual C# 2005 step by step.
  Let me know if this helps to clarify it, or if I need to include something else.
  Thanks,
  SVandal
  
  

• dslarve

  On the error list it cites every instance of the occurance of x_counts, y_counts, z_counts, x_travel, y_travel, z_travel and says that "The name x_counts does not exist in the current context".
  
  
  

• Joannes Vermorel - MSP

  Glad I could be of assistance! :-)
  
  

• RedMage44x

  sorry, are you also able to post the error message you are getting and the line of code it is point to
  
  

• Hans Preuer

  the NumericUpDown.Value returns a value of decimal.

  If you need to pass values from one form to another, you are best exposing a method publically in your "child" form, and calling it from the main forum. Example:

  //Main Form .. .. TheChildForm theChildForm = new TheChildForm(); theChildForm.SomeMethod(this.theNumericUpDown.Value, param2, param3.....); theChildForm.Show();

  '"Child" form: public void SomeMethod(decimal number, type param2, type param3.....) { //do stuff with parameters }

  this is just an example.

  You can also pass a reference of the calling form to the child form, but sometimes this can be bad practice as you do not wish to expose methods to another form and messing up the form, so its best to just pass the appropriate things you want to pass to the calling form (child form) via properties or methods.

  But if you must (again bad practice)

  'Child form: public TheMainForm theMainForm = null; .. .. //Constructor of this ChildForm: public ChildForm(TheMainForm mainForm) { this.theMainForm = mainForm; ... } //Main Form: .. ChildForm theChildForm = new ChildForm(this); theChildForm.Show();

  does this help

  
  
  

• KAAU

  Thanks for the help, now I am that much closer to being completed.
  
  
• Making an advanced settings form