what is the best way populate the status bar of non- parent form

Question

How do i to access or update the controls of non-parent or non-mdi form from another form in C#.

IF yes, the I have a form - Form1 and button on it. When i click button, new form - Form**2 opens which is not child form.What i want to try is when i do some activity on **Form2, some information should be displayed on status-bar of Form1.

If sample available it will be good.

Thanks,

Answer 1

You can use a mediator pattern basically you have to create both form sharing the same mediator object.

Update sample code

public class SimpleMediator{

    public Form1 MainForm {get; set;}

    public void DisplayStatus(string message){
        MainForm.StatusBar.Text = message;
    }
}

public class Form2 : Form{

    public SimpleMediator Mediator {get; set;}

    //...
}

then when you open Form2

    public void OpenSubForm(){
        var mediator = new Mediator{
            MainForm = this;
        };
        var f2 = new Form2(){
            Mediator = mediator;
        };
        f2.Show();
    }

Now you can access Mediator.DisplayStatus() method inside Form2