c# how do I pass a generic object to a forms constructor

Try
Public class  FormXmlViewer<T> : Form{
public FormXmlViewer(T objectToView){
}

}

Thanks.

I tried what is below and my InitializeComponent is having an error.  Is this a problem if I want two constructors, one with a string and the other with a generic?


    public partial class FormXmlViewer<T> : Form
    {
        public FormXmlViewer(string xmlSource)
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        public FormXmlViewer(T objectToView)
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

Hi

Instead of passing string as parameter, we can specify it as object and check the type before doing any function with the parameter.

public FormXmlViewer(object obj)
{
     InitializeComponent();
}

Thanks, but I don't want to specify the objects in the function.  My current form has an xml string.  I also have a deserialize function that you pass an object and get back a string.

So I can currently do:
string xmlString = GetStringFromObject(myObject)  //this uses generics and works with many objects
Form myForm(xmlString)

In this scenario I never have to know the type of object.  I want to avoid having to do this in two steps and also have to edit the form for each new object.

change this:

  public partial class FormXmlViewer<T> : Form
    {
        public FormXmlViewer(string xmlSource)
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        public FormXmlViewer(T objectToView)
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

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to this:

 

 public partial class FormXmlViewer<T> : Form
    {
        public FormXmlViewer(string xmlSource)
        {
            //deserialize xmlSource to T first, then call the 2nd ctor with the object.

        }
        public FormXmlViewer(T objectToView)
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

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Thanks, I tried that.  Please see my comment above posted on 2013-05-24 at 08:25:59

look closely what i've posted, only one constructor calls InitializeComponent()

Thanks, I didn't notice that.  Can you please explain why it isn't needed?  I just thought it was always required.