Question

I have a button in a window that basically does a rerun through some code (retry button)

public partial class Window1 : Window
{
    public Window1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void btnRetry_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        //TODO retry function
        //MainWindow.Connect();
    }

    private void btnCancel_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        this.Close();
    }
}

I basically want to use the connect method in my main window class. However I can’t do that unless it’s a public static. However, if I do change Connect() to a public static, all the controls in it require to be static. I’m trying to minimize the amount of static controls I have; can anybody please help with a retry method?

Answer 1

Another solution is to make Window1.btnRetry visible to the parent form

public MainWindow : Window
{
      private void ShowWindow1()
      {
          var window1 = new Window1();
          window1.btnRetry.Click += OnRetryClicked;
          window1.ShowDialog();
      }

      private void OnRetryClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
         // will be called when window1.btnRetry is clicked.
         // retry the connection.
         Connect();
      }
}