# Difference: controller.show() / application.showForm() ?

**URL:** <https://forum.servoy.com/t/difference-controller-show-application-showform/4818>\
**Category:** Classic Servoy\
**Created:** [October 3, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/difference-controller-show-application-showform/4818 "2005-10-03T20:36:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![amisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@amisle](https://forum.servoy.com/u/amisle)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/difference-controller-show-application-showform/4818/1 "2005-10-03T20:36:49Z")

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Simple question: what is the difference between **application.showForm(forms._formName_)** and **forms._formName_.controller.show()**?

Which one should I be using in my methods, or are they equivalent? Is there any speed difference?

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**Author:** ![Jan\_Blok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Jan\_Blok](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Jan_Blok)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/difference-controller-show-application-showform/4818/2 "2005-10-05T10:54:52Z")

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There is no difference at all