Updating forms

I have two forms one of them I use it to show the contents of a data base in a DataGridView , the other one do I use it to add , to edit and to eliminate the data that I show in the first form , my question is , who I do than when you close second form update the data of the first form

Geek74, I'm confused as to how your question relates to this thread.

Anyway, you've not given much details of your project, therefore I will assume that your main form class is called Form1, and that your form which you want to close is called Form2.

First thing to do is create the event FormClosing in your Form2:

Code:

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protected override void OnFormClosing(FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
    base.OnFormClosing(e);
}

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Next have a method in Form1 which, when called, will perform the updates you require:

Code:

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public void UpdateData()
{
    // do update stuff here
}

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Lastly, go back to your FormClosing event in Form2, and call the UpdateData method from there:

Code:

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protected override void OnFormClosing(FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
    ((Form1)this.Parent).UpdateData();
    base.OnFormClosing(e);
}

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Posts moved to a new thread.

If the subform is a dialog (modal form) then you could do this:
Form1 - Main form
Form2 - Sub form (dialog)

Code:

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//This code is called when you want to open the sub form

//Create the sub form
var Dialog = new Form2();

//Show the sub form
if(Dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.Ok)
{
  //If the user pressed Ok, update the data
  //(don't update if he pressed Cancel or closed it)
  UpdateData();
}

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You generally should avoid dependencies, like touching Form1 from Form2.

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You generally should avoid dependencies, like touching Form1 from Form2.

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OK, while taking Magos' point into consideration, it's still possible to have an event based solution:

Code:

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using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        private Form2 f2;

        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.f2 = new Form2();
            this.f2.FormClosing += new FormClosingEventHandler(this.Form2Closing);
            this.f2.Show();
        }

        private void Form2Closing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
        {
            // do update stuff here
        }
    }

}

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Is there a way to add the OnformClosing event through th UI instead of writing the code

Open the form in editor. Look at your properties window, click on the lighting bolt (events), find your event, type an event name, select a pre-existing one, or double click to have it generate one for you.

Again I would handle updates how magos suggested. Handle input verification on the form.