MDI Child Form not Displaying

Question

I have a MDI Child form (frmReview) that I aim to show on my maximized parent form with the following code:

Public Sub frmTransport_KeyDown(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown
    'keyboard shortcuts
    If e.KeyCode = Keys.F1 Then LaunchManual()
    If e.Control Then
        If e.KeyValue = Keys.R Then
            Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized
            Dim review As New frmReview
            review.MdiParent = Me
            review.Location = New Point(1175, 0)
            review.BringToFront()
            review.Show()
        End If
        ...
        ...
        End Sub

The point (1175, 0) is the top-right corner where the TabControl meets the Yellow mdi Container. The parent form has its isMdiContainer property set to True and Load event of frmReview does fire when i run this code, but I do not see the child form:

In another program I have, I use to same process to display MDI Child Forms and it works fine. Any suggestions on why this is happening?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

If you want to display the form in the top right corner, use this

Dim mdiClient = Me.Controls.OfType(Of MdiClient).FirstOrDefault()
Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized
Dim review As New frmReview
review.MdiParent = Me
review.BringToFront()
review.Show()
' order of Show() call changed so review has a size
review.Location = New Point(mdiClient.Size.Width - review.Width, 0)