Disable “default instance” in VB 2010

Question

I\'ve started doing some basic win forms work in VB 2010 and I\'m really bothered by the default instance feature. Is there a way I can disable it entirely and just use the cla

Answer 1

Add a parameter to the form's constructor. That will prevent the default instance being created. You will need to have a call to InitializeComponent to layout the controls.

Sub New(junk As Object)
    ' This call is required by the designer.
    InitializeComponent()

    ' Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call.

End Sub