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user3229570
user3229570

Reputation: 933

The name 'form' does not exist in the current context

I tried to steal some lines from a similar application. The lines are:

 WelcomeScreen screen = form as WelcomeScreen;
 if ((screen != null) && (screen.Text == "Channel Bar"))
 {
     screen.Visible = true;
     screen.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
     screen.BringToFront();
     return;
 }

After I enter this, I get the message:

The name 'form' does not exist in the current context

I have:

using System.Windows.Forms;

Isn't form a standard object in C#?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2970

Answers (3)

Phiter
Phiter

Reputation: 14967

You don't create a instance of a class that way, you should do it like this:

WelcomeScreen screen = new WelcomeScreen();

Upvotes: 1

taxidev
taxidev

Reputation: 97

Assuming WelcomeScreen is a defined class:

WelcomeScreen screen = New WelcomeScreen();

I left out the parentheses.

Upvotes: 2

Yatrix
Yatrix

Reputation: 13805

Your code is expecting a variable named form. form as WelcomeScreen is trying to cast an object, form, to WelcomeScreen. I don't see a declaration for form anywhere, hence your error.

If you're inside a form class, you want to use this, not form.

If you're just trying to create an instance of WelcomeScreen, you can simply do:

var screen = new WelcomeScreen();.

Upvotes: 3

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