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How do I get the About box to appear in C#?

Asked 2009-12-29T23:03:24.913
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I have an About box in my C# project using Microsoft's Visual C# 2008 Express Edition named AboutBox1. I have made it look how I want it in the design view, but how do I make it appear when the About link in the Help menu is clicked?

This codes makes an About box appear, but it looks blank. It's not the one I designed.

  private void aboutToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
     AboutBox1 box = new AboutBox1();
     box.ShowDialog();
  }

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Did you remove the method-call to 'InitializeComponent' in the constructor of your AboutBox - form ?

Your constructor should at least look like this:

    public partial class AboutBox : Form
    {
        public AboutBox()
        {
            InitializeComponent ();
        }
    }

Where the InitializeComponent method call should be the first line in the constructor.

answered 2009-12-29T23:08:52.987

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