I want to be able to control a label from an external class - i tried
to put in a 'private void LabelChange(string Text2Change2) {
label1.Text = Text2Change2 }' into my FrmMain class, and the only way i
can get it working in another class is by

class ExternalClassThing
{
public void ChangeThatLabel(string Text2Change2)
{
FrmMain mainfrm = new FrmMain();
mainfrm.Show();
mainfrm.LabelChange(Text2Change2);
}
}

quite obviously, i cant have a new window pop up each time i want to
change the label's text, so is there any way for the ExternalClassThing
to take control of the current instance of FrmMain ? and maybe even
directly use the label1 ?

Dr_PoLish (the schnitzel) wrote:
> I want to be able to control a label from an external class - i tried
> to put in a 'private void LabelChange(string Text2Change2) {
> label1.Text = Text2Change2 }' into my FrmMain class, and the only way i
> can get it working in another class is by
>
> class ExternalClassThing
> {
> public void ChangeThatLabel(string Text2Change2)
> {
> FrmMain mainfrm = new FrmMain();
> mainfrm.Show();
> mainfrm.LabelChange(Text2Change2);
> }
> }
>
> quite obviously, i cant have a new window pop up each time i want to
> change the label's text, so is there any way for the ExternalClassThing
> to take control of the current instance of FrmMain ? and maybe even
> directly use the label1 ?
>
_if non-static_ then use:
class ExternalClassThing
{
private FrmMain mainfrm;

public ExternalClassThing(FrmMain mainfrm)
{
this.mainfrm = mainfrm;
}

public void ChangeThatLabel(string Text2Change2)
{
mainfrm.LabelChange(Text2Change2);
}
}

_if static_ then use:
class ExternalClassThing
{
public static FrmMain mainfrm;
public static void ChangeThatLabel(string Text2Change2)
{
mainfrm.LabelChange(Text2Change2);
}
}