Question

has anyone written a generic “LaunchForm” function? For all the menu items I have that open a form, I would like to write one function that will launch the form as opposed to writing the same code several times.

any tips would be very helpful.

It’s winforms + vb.net

thanks
TR

Answer 1

You mean something like this?

C#

public F Launch<F>() where F : Form, new()
{
    F dlg = new F();
    dlg.MdiParent = this;
    dlg.Show();
    return dlg;
}

VB.NET

Public Function Launch(Of F As {Form, New})() As F
    Dim dlg As New F()
    dlg.MdiParent = Me
    dlg.Show()
    Return dlg
End Function