Error in calling a method

Dear all

good day

i ve 1 question, i make a function that open a form from another

the method is as follows

public static void DisplayForm(Form targetForm)

{

targetForm.Show(targetForm);

}

instead the classic way

Form2 frm = new Form2();

frm.Show();

it have one parameter and it has from data type, when i call this function it fire the following error

DisplayForm(Form2);

'Form2' is a 'type' but is used like a 'variable’

kindly instruct

thanks all

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Error in calling a method

GoldRunner

Dear Christian Graus

thanks for your speedy replay, your explaination was very useful

and i will act accordingly

yours very truly

Mohamed Sakr
Sreekk

The error is correct. You COULD do this:

DisplayForm(new Form2)

but to be honest, I can't see any use in having this method at all. Apart from anything else, you call a method that just calls another method, what's the use of that Plus you're not keeping a refrence to a modeless form, which is a bad move.

//targetForm.Show(targetForm);

I did not know there was an overload to Show which took a form as a parameter I hope it's not to set the parent, a form can't be it's own parent.
Jo_

No problem - always glad to help out ...
Error in calling a method

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