C# WinForm Menu Strip

Question

I m use to ASP.NET with masterpage and session. i put the menu in masterpage. After sucsessfuly login i save the variable in session.

Now i m working with Winform. the Session i replace with variable
and the master page i replace with Form

so after succsseuly login i save in the variable insted of Session and use the menu strip to switch off and on the panel.

public partial class Principale : Form
    static string _ClientId;
    public static string ClientId
    {
        get { return _ClientId; }
        set { _ClientId = value; }
    }


    LeOrdre_BL oOrdre_BL = new LeOrdre_BL();
    LeOrdreStatut_Entite_BL oOrdreStat_BL = new LeOrdreStatut_Entite_BL();

    public Principale()
    {
        InitializeComponent();      
        ClientId = LoginData.Trim().Substring(0, LoginData.Trim().Length - 1);
        panelControl_Ordre.Hide();
        panelControl_Mag.Hide();
    }

    private void ordreToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        panelControl_Ordre.Show();
        panelControl_Mag.Hide();
        GetDataOrdre();            
    }

    private void magasinierToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        panelControl_Ordre.Hide();
        panelControl_Mag.Show();            
    }

    public void GetDataOrdre()
    {
        try
        {

            bindingSource_OdreStatus.DataSource = oOrdreStat_BL.Get_All_OrdreStatut();
            STATUT_ORDRE.DataSource = bindingSource_OdreStatus;
            STATUT_ORDRE.DisplayMember = "LIBELLE";
            STATUT_ORDRE.ValueMember = "NO";



            bindingSource_Ordre.DataSource = oOrdre_BL.Get_Ordre_BL();               
            dataGridView_ordre.DataSource = bindingSource_Ordre;
            dataGridView_ordre.DataMember = "OrdreTable";

        }
        catch (Exception excThrown)
        {
            lbl_Princ_Err.Text = excThrown.Message;
        }
    }

Am i in the right way to do this or Do you have another idea to replace ASP.NET Masterpage in Winform ?

Thanx in advance

Answer 1

Have you tried using an MdiContainer. The user state could be stored as a variable in the form that is the mdi container?