' Project FormEvents, source code file frm1.vb.

' Illustrate some of the form events.
' Note that a non-startup form must
' be explicitly created as an object.

Public Class frmA
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

    Public Shared a As frmA, b As frmB

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
        InitializeComponent()

        'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

    End Sub

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub
    Friend WithEvents txtMsg As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.Container

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    Friend WithEvents btnShowB As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.txtMsg = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
        Me.btnShowB = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'txtMsg
        '
        Me.txtMsg.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(24, 72)
        Me.txtMsg.Name = "txtMsg"
        Me.txtMsg.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(200, 26)
        Me.txtMsg.TabIndex = 1
        Me.txtMsg.Text = ""
        '
        'btnShowB
        '
        Me.btnShowB.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(24, 24)
        Me.btnShowB.Name = "btnShowB"
        Me.btnShowB.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(200, 32)
        Me.btnShowB.TabIndex = 0
        Me.btnShowB.Text = "Show frmB"
        '
        'frmA
        '
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(8, 19)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(248, 117)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.txtMsg)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.btnShowB)
        Me.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12.0!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.Name = "frmA"
        Me.Text = "frmA"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

    End Sub

#End Region

    Private Sub frmA_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
        ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        MsgBox("Load Event for a")
        a = Me
        b = New frmB
    End Sub

    Private Sub frmA_Activated(ByVal sender As Object, _
        ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Activated

        txtMsg.Text = "Activated Event for a"
    End Sub

    Private Sub frmA_Deactivate(ByVal sender As Object, _
        ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Deactivate

        txtMsg.Text = "Deactivate Event for a"
    End Sub

    Private Sub frmA_Closed(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closed

        MsgBox("Closed Event for a")
    End Sub

    Private Sub frmA_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, _
        ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closing

        MsgBox("Closing Event for a")
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnShowB_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
        ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnShowB.Click

        b.Show()
    End Sub
End Class