On Mar 07, 2007, at 22:04 UTC, Tim Jones wrote: > On Mar 7, 2007, at 2:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >>> self.Close > >>> self.Show > >> > If we take this example OUT of the actual Window instance and put it > into a module, the result is that the WIndow "will" reappear, but > it's not the same instance of the window that was previously closed. > The result is that you've actually created a NEW instance of that > window.
That's not because you've put it in a module; that's because you're no longer using a single reference to the window. Your sample code: > Window1.Close > Window1.Show ..is calling the Window1 global function. I see that a lot of people here don't understand this, so let's try to be clear about it. For every window in your project, a global function of the same name is created for you by the IDE. The gist of this global function is roughly: "If the global implicit instance of Window1 is not open, then create and open it. Return a reference to this global implicit instance." So, your code above first calls Window1, gets a reference to the window that's open, and closes it (which also sets the hidden global reference to nil). Then, you call the Window1 function again, which creates a new instance of Window1, and returns a reference to that, which you show. To prove that this has nothing to do with showing a window that's been closed, keep your own reference to it: Dim w as Window = Window1 ... w.Close w.Show Here, you've got the reference. "w" is just a simple variable, and can't change values from one line to the next (unlike, say, the result of a function call!). You'll find that the window w refers to does not reappear. Once a window is closed, it can't be reopened or shown. Cheers, - Joe -- Joe Strout -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Verified Express, LLC "Making the Internet a Better Place" http://www.verex.com/ _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
