How to show form in front in C#

Question

Folks,

Please does anyone know how to show a Form from an otherwise invisible application, and have it get the focus (i.e. appear on top of other windows)?

Answer 1

This is what I use to bring an open form that is part of my application to the front. You can even use it with a button. But the form needs to be open or the application will break.

"YourOpenForm" has to be the name of your form from the properties window.

    private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Application.OpenForms["YourOpenForm"].BringToFront();
    }

Good Luck!