How do I get the parent form from a child form in VB.net? - vb.net

Question

I have a VB form which may be called by a number of forms. Upon exiting this child form, I want to restore the calling form but I cannot seem to figure out how to determine which form called it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

You can create a tagging for parent forms (maybe a global array) which you will update the value every time you open a child form. You just have to remember which form is which on the tagging you will make.
Maybe you can try this-
Module with form tagging:
Module Module1
Public parentForms(2) As String
'parentForms(0) - parent form of Form 1
'parentForms(1) - parent form of Form 2
'parentForms(2) - parent form of Form 3
Public Sub openParentForm(ByVal ParentTag As String)
If ParentTag {use the notequal operator} "" Then
Select Case ParentTag
Case Form1.Tag
Form1.Show()
Case Form2.Tag
Form2.Show()
Case Form3.Tag
Form3.Show()
End Select
End If
End Sub
End Module
Form1:
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
Me.Tag = "Form1"
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
parentForms(1) = Me.Tag
Form2.Show()
'Dont use .Close as the Parent Form will be disposed and the whole application will exit
Me.Visible = False
End Sub
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
parentForms(2) = Me.Tag
Form3.Show()
Me.Visible = False
End Sub
Private Sub Form1_FormClosing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) Handles Me.FormClosing
Call openParentForm(parentForms(0))
End Sub
End Class
Form2
Public Class Form2
Private Sub Form2_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
Me.Tag = "Form2"
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
parentForms(0) = Me.Tag
Form1.Show()
Me.Visible = False
End Sub
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
parentForms(2) = Me.Tag
Form3.Show()
Me.Visible = False
End Sub
Private Sub Form2_FormClosing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) Handles Me.FormClosing
Call openParentForm(parentForms(1))
End Sub
End Class
Form3
Public Class Form3
Private Sub Form3_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
Me.Tag = "Form3"
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
parentForms(0) = Me.Tag
Form1.Show()
Me.Visible = False
End Sub
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
parentForms(1) = Me.Tag
Form2.Show()
Me.Visible = False
End Sub
Private Sub Form3_FormClosing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) Handles Me.FormClosing
Call openParentForm(parentForms(2))
End Sub
End Class