Question

I am currently making an agenda which should be controlled via a seperate input form.

On this form I need to wait for user input before I can move the next input field.

Below is the entry for the to do field for adding a task.
After that it also has fields for date, time and reminders.

private void btn_Say_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string text = tbx_Say.Text;

    if(text.Contains("Add") || text.Contains("add"))
    {
       if(text.Contains("Task") || text.Contains("task"))
       {
            screen.btn_Tasks.PerformClick();
            while(screen.task.tb_TaskToDo.Text == "")
            {
                tbx_Anne.Text = "What should happen?";
                Thread.Sleep(1000);
            }
        }
    }
}

the perform click starts up a new which needs to be filled through the input form.
with or without the Thread.Sleep(1000) this form will not fully show and it waits for user input which I can not give…

Answer 1

In the mean time I’ve solved my problem, tested it and it works.

    private void btn_Say_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string text = tbx_Say.Text;
        tbx_Say.Text = "";
        if (status == 0)
        {
            if (text.Contains("Add") || text.Contains("add"))
            {
                if (text.Contains("Task") || text.Contains("task"))
                {
                    screen.btn_Tasks.PerformClick();
                    tbx_Anne.Text = "What should happen?";
                    status = 1;
                }
            }
        }
        else if (status == 1) // to do
        {
            if (text != "")
            {
                screen.task.tb_TaskToDo.Text = text;
                tbx_Anne.Text = "On which date?";
                status = 2;
            }
        }
        else if (status == 2) // date
        {
            DateTime date;
            if(DateTime.TryParse(text, new CultureInfo("nl-NL"), DateTimeStyles.None, out date))
            {
                screen.task.dateTimePickerTask.Value = date;
                tbx_Anne.Text = "And what time?";
                status = 3;
            }
            else
            {
                tbx_Anne.Text = "Please nter date as dd-mm-yyyy.";
            }
        }
        else if (status == 3) // time
        {
            int h;
            int m;
            if(text.Length == 5 && Int32.TryParse(text.Substring(0,2), out h) && text[2] == ':' && Int32.TryParse(text.Substring(3), out m))
            {
                screen.task.tb_TimeTask.Text = text;
                tbx_Anne.Text = "Do you want to add reminders?";
                status = 4;
            }
            else
            {
                tbx_Anne.Text = "Please insert time as hh:mm.";
            }
        }
    }