passing reference to a form from another form

[raydona]

I have a Windows Forms Application project with multiple forms. How can I jump from one form to another without having to create the form, that is, how can I pass a reference to Form_A to another form, say, Form_T? In other words inside Form_T instead of saying:
Form_A ^ x = gcnew Form_A();
x.Show();

how can I pass a reference to Form_A, created elsewhere, to x.
I would be very grateful for all help.

 

[macleod1021]

Now, if I understand you correctly, you want to pass a reference of an item that doesn't exist to another item???

I'm not understanding the reason for atempting something like this. If there's something within Form_A that you need in Form_T, then it should be encapsulated out of the Form so that it's available.

If Form_T needs to DO something with Form_A, then it should be instantiated and pass a reference to the object just as you would any other object.

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