Form.Show Method (IWin32Window) (System.Windows.Forms)

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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.NET Framework Class Library

Form..::.Show Method (IWin32Window)

Shows the form with the specified owner to the user.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Sub Show ( _
    owner As IWin32Window _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Form
Dim owner As IWin32Window

instance.Show(owner)

public void Show(
    IWin32Window owner
)

Visual C++

public:
void Show(
    IWin32Window^ owner
)

JScript

public function Show(
    owner : IWin32Window
)

Parameters

owner: Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.IWin32Window
Any object that implements IWin32Window and represents the top-level window that will own this form.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The form specified in the owner parameter is the same as the form being shown.

Remarks

Showing the form is equivalent to setting the Visible property to true. After the Show method is called, the Visible property returns a value of true until the Hide method is called.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

Form Class

Form Members

Show Overload

System.Windows.Forms Namespace