BaseFormShowMdiChild Method

public void ShowMdiChild(
	Form child,
	bool suspendCaller = false
)

Public Sub ShowMdiChild ( 
	child As Form,
	Optional suspendCaller As Boolean = false
)

public:
void ShowMdiChild(
	Form^ child, 
	bool suspendCaller = false
)

member ShowMdiChild : 
        child : Form * 
        ?suspendCaller : bool 
(* Defaults:
        let _suspendCaller = defaultArg suspendCaller false
*)
-> unit 

Parameters

child  Form

The child to show as an MDI child.

suspendCaller  Boolean  (Optional)

When , and the current BaseForm is also an MDI child, the current form will be suspended until the child is closed as if this form was the owner of the new MDI child. This parameter is optional. Default value: .

Normally MDI children cannot be opened as dialogs. By setting suspendCaller to , a dialog-like behavior can be achieved, as the caller will be suspended until the child is closed. The child will not be a modal form, so you still will be able to interact with the parent form and other non-suspended child forms.

As the child form is not opened as a real dialog, this call returns immediately after the child is shown. You can use the OwnedMdiChildClosed event or the OnOwnedMdiChildClosed method to get notified when the child form is closed.

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