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Old Nov 7th, 2007, 9:54 PM   #5
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Re: Accesing Control Properties on Another Form

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Originally Posted by Alias
How would it be best to declare, reference and use new variables for this task when it could be done with a simple cast?
I was suggesting that for encapsulation. Having the child form muck with the parent form's controls abrogates the parent form's responsibility to take care of its own controls. Having a mechanism (property or otherwise) as part of the child form's interface that allows the parent form to determine its state and act appropriately seems a better solution to me.
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