Working with TabControl

[ChewDoggie]

Hello,

Does anyone know how to programmatically set WHICH TAB is selected when a form that contains a TabControl is loaded?

I have two tabs, tbPersonalInfo (the first tab) and tbContactInfo (the second tab). I'd like to have the tbContactInfo tab selected when the form opens.

I've tried:

        private void TabbedDetails_Activated(object sender, EventArgs e)
            {
            switch (WhichTab)
                {
                case "personal":
                    this.tbPersonalInfo.Select();
                    break;
                case "contact":
                    tbContactInfo.Select();
                    break;
                }
            }

AND ALSO:

        private void TabbedDetails_Activated(object sender, EventArgs e)
            {
            switch (WhichTab)
                {
                case "personal":
                    this.tbPersonalInfo.Show();
                    break;
                case "contact":
                    tbContactInfo.Show();
                    break;
                }
            }

And neither method selects the desired tab.

Thanks !

Chew

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[ChewDoggie]

FYI...I solved this problem with this code in the tabbed form:

        public int WhichTab;

        private void TabbedDetails_Activated(object sender, EventArgs e)
            {
            switch (WhichTab)
                {
                case 0:
                    LoadPersonalInfo();
                    break;
                case 1:
                    LoadContactInfo();
                    break;
                case 2:
                    LoadDepartmentInfo();
                    break;
                case 3:
                    LoadStatusInfo();
                    break;
                case 4:
                    LoadFMLAInfo();
                    break;
                case 5:
                    LoadMilitaryInfo();
                    break;
                }
            this.tbInformation.SelectedIndex = WhichTab;
            LoadingForm = false;
            }

..and this code on the MdiParent Form (Context Menu Strip -- cmsAssociates):

        private void cmsAssociates_ItemClicked(object sender, ToolStripItemClickedEventArgs e)
            {
            int WhichTab = 0;
            if (frmAssociates.Visible && frmAssociates.WindowState != FormWindowState.Minimized)
                {
                frmAssociates.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;
                }
            frmDetails = new TabbedDetails();
            switch (e.ClickedItem.ToString())
                {
                case "Contact":
                    WhichTab = 1;
                    break;
                case "Department":
                    WhichTab = 2;
                    break;
                case "Status":
                    WhichTab = 3;
                    break;
                case "FMLA":
                    WhichTab = 4;
                    break;
                case "Military":
                    WhichTab = 5;
                    break;
                }
            frmDetails.WhichTab = WhichTab;
            frmDetails.MdiParent = this;
            frmDetails.Show();
            frmDetails.FormClosing += new FormClosingEventHandler(onFormClosing);
            scmnuNew.Enabled = false;
            }

Chew


10% of your life is what happens to you. 90% of your life is how you deal with it.

 

[Foada]

Did you look at something like this:

		private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			tabControl1.SelectedTab = tabControl1.TabPages[1];
		}

That should select the second tab or did I miss something?

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[ChewDoggie]

I'm was trying to set the tab in the Child Form from the Parent Form.

Chew

10% of your life is what happens to you. 90% of your life is how you deal with it.