passing variables

I'm not sure of exactly what you are asking (as you were not very specific), but if I understand you correctly, the best solution is probably this: Make x and y private variables of the main form. private int x; private int y; Next, make public variables X and Y of the form to return the value of the private variables. public int X { get { return x; } } public int Y { get { return y; } } Next, inside your class, make the function take as a parameter your main form. public void showCoord(Form1 mainForm) { MessageBox.Show("X is " + mainForm.X + ", and Y is " + mainForm.Y + ".", "Info", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk); } Next, when you call the function from your main form, pass the main form as the parameter. private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { Class1 c1 = new Class1(); c1.showCoord(this); } Anyway, good luck with your project. PS to all C# pros, I have a graphics question in the GDI forum that I'd like answered. :)

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Jesse21y ago
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Jesse21y ago
I'm not sure of exactly what you are asking (as you were not very specific), but if I understand you correctly, the best solution is probably this: Make x and y private variables of the main form. private int x; private int y; Next, make public variables X and Y of the form to return the value of the private variables. public int X { get { return x; } } public int Y { get { return y; } } Next, inside your class, make the function take as a parameter your main form. public void showCoord(Form1 mainForm) { MessageBox.Show("X is " + mainForm.X + ", and Y is " + mainForm.Y + ".", "Info", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk); } Next, when you call the function from your main form, pass the main form as the parameter. private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { Class1 c1 = new Class1(); c1.showCoord(this); } Anyway, good luck with your project. PS to all C# pros, I have a graphics question in the GDI forum that I'd like answered. :)
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