"Chris" wrote:

> Rich wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have an application that contains several checkboxes.  I originally
> > created this app in VB.Net 2003 and upgraded the app to VB.Net 2005.  I
> > understand the vb2005 supports control arrays.  Is this correct?  If so, I
> > would like to convert my checkboxes to a control array, but without having to
> > recreate them from scratch because their placement was a real pain.  Is it
> > possible to go to the property sheet of each checkbox and assign it a
> > position in the control array?  like checkbox0 would be chk(0), and checkbox1
> > would be chk(1).  Am I doing this correctly?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rich
>
> I'm a bit confused on what you are trying to do.  You could always go:
>
> Dim Arr(10) as Array
> Arr(0) = CheckBox1
>
> That being said you could do this at the begining of your form load and
> then have your control array without changing the declaration of the
> controls.
>
> Chris
>

"Rich" <R***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8D689E91-CF44-4BB2-9307-5E3D4BDE0023@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your reply.  Actually, I did do the array thing.  Then I tried to
> overload the OnEnter event of the controls (actually for textboxes, which is
> where I was going to go next with the control array thing).  Here is what I
> have so far:
>
> Dim arrCtrl As Control()
>
> Private Sub From1_Load(...)
> arrCtrl = New TextBox(){txt1, txt2, txt3}
> ...
> End Sub
>
> Private Overloads Sub OnEnter(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
>                                    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
> arrCtlr().enter
> MessageBox.Show("Textbox " & CType(sender, TextBox).Name)
> End Sub
>
> I have a problem with ...Handles arrCtlr().Enter
> I have tried ...Handles arrCtlr.Enter but I get an error message that says
> something about needing to use WithEvents.  What is the correct syntax for
> passing an array of controls to an overloaded Event procedure?
>
> Thanks,
> Rich
>
>
> "Chris" wrote:
>
>> Rich wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I have an application that contains several checkboxes.  I originally
>> > created this app in VB.Net 2003 and upgraded the app to VB.Net 2005.  I
>> > understand the vb2005 supports control arrays.  Is this correct?  If so, I
>> > would like to convert my checkboxes to a control array, but without having to
>> > recreate them from scratch because their placement was a real pain.  Is it
>> > possible to go to the property sheet of each checkbox and assign it a
>> > position in the control array?  like checkbox0 would be chk(0), and checkbox1
>> > would be chk(1).  Am I doing this correctly?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Rich
>>
>> I'm a bit confused on what you are trying to do.  You could always go:
>>
>> Dim Arr(10) as Array
>> Arr(0) = CheckBox1
>>
>> That being said you could do this at the begining of your form load and
>> then have your control array without changing the declaration of the
>> controls.
>>
>> Chris
>>

"ronchese" wrote:

> Write a method to centralize your calls:
>     Private Sub HandleEnter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
>         '...
>     End Sub
>
> Then, for each control in your array, use the AddHandler statement, pointing the Enter event of textbox to that procedure:
>     AddHandler Textbox.Enter, AddressOf HandleEnter
>
> When you close the form, call the RemoveHandler statement.
>
> That's all.
>
> []s
> Cesar
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Rich" <R***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8D689E91-CF44-4BB2-9307-5E3D4BDE0023@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for your reply.  Actually, I did do the array thing.  Then I tried to
> > overload the OnEnter event of the controls (actually for textboxes, which is
> > where I was going to go next with the control array thing).  Here is what I
> > have so far:
> >
> > Dim arrCtrl As Control()
> >
> > Private Sub From1_Load(...)
> > arrCtrl = New TextBox(){txt1, txt2, txt3}
> > ...
> > End Sub
> >
> > Private Overloads Sub OnEnter(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
> >                                    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
> > arrCtlr().enter
> > MessageBox.Show("Textbox " & CType(sender, TextBox).Name)
> > End Sub
> >
> > I have a problem with ...Handles arrCtlr().Enter
> > I have tried ...Handles arrCtlr.Enter but I get an error message that says
> > something about needing to use WithEvents.  What is the correct syntax for
> > passing an array of controls to an overloaded Event procedure?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rich
> >
> >
> > "Chris" wrote:
> >
> >> Rich wrote:
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > I have an application that contains several checkboxes.  I originally
> >> > created this app in VB.Net 2003 and upgraded the app to VB.Net 2005.  I
> >> > understand the vb2005 supports control arrays.  Is this correct?  If so, I
> >> > would like to convert my checkboxes to a control array, but without having to
> >> > recreate them from scratch because their placement was a real pain.  Is it
> >> > possible to go to the property sheet of each checkbox and assign it a
> >> > position in the control array?  like checkbox0 would be chk(0), and checkbox1
> >> > would be chk(1).  Am I doing this correctly?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Rich
> >>
> >> I'm a bit confused on what you are trying to do.  You could always go:
> >>
> >> Dim Arr(10) as Array
> >> Arr(0) = CheckBox1
> >>
> >> That being said you could do this at the begining of your form load and
> >> then have your control array without changing the declaration of the
> >> controls.
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>

"Rich" wrote:

> Thanks.  I sort of get it.  How do I invoke/call  AddHandler?   I enter a
> textbox with the mouse.  How does AddHandler get called?  My goal is to avoid
> writing the same routine 20 times for 20 textboxes.
>
> Private Sub txt1_OnEnter(...) Handles...
>
> How do I write the Addhandler so I only have one routine for all of my
> textboxes?  Thinking outloud here, do I add the AddHandler call in the array?
>
> arrCtl = new Control(){txt1, txt2, txt3}
>
> I don't know how to add the AddHandler call.
>
>
> "ronchese" wrote:
>
> > Write a method to centralize your calls:
> >     Private Sub HandleEnter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
> >         '...
> >     End Sub
> >
> > Then, for each control in your array, use the AddHandler statement, pointing the Enter event of textbox to that procedure:
> >     AddHandler Textbox.Enter, AddressOf HandleEnter
> >
> > When you close the form, call the RemoveHandler statement.
> >
> > That's all.
> >
> > []s
> > Cesar
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Rich" <R***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8D689E91-CF44-4BB2-9307-5E3D4BDE0023@microsoft.com...
> > > Thanks for your reply.  Actually, I did do the array thing.  Then I tried to
> > > overload the OnEnter event of the controls (actually for textboxes, which is
> > > where I was going to go next with the control array thing).  Here is what I
> > > have so far:
> > >
> > > Dim arrCtrl As Control()
> > >
> > > Private Sub From1_Load(...)
> > > arrCtrl = New TextBox(){txt1, txt2, txt3}
> > > ...
> > > End Sub
> > >
> > > Private Overloads Sub OnEnter(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
> > >                                    ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
> > > arrCtlr().enter
> > > MessageBox.Show("Textbox " & CType(sender, TextBox).Name)
> > > End Sub
> > >
> > > I have a problem with ...Handles arrCtlr().Enter
> > > I have tried ...Handles arrCtlr.Enter but I get an error message that says
> > > something about needing to use WithEvents.  What is the correct syntax for
> > > passing an array of controls to an overloaded Event procedure?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rich
> > >
> > >
> > > "Chris" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Rich wrote:
> > >> > Hello,
> > >> >
> > >> > I have an application that contains several checkboxes.  I originally
> > >> > created this app in VB.Net 2003 and upgraded the app to VB.Net 2005.  I
> > >> > understand the vb2005 supports control arrays.  Is this correct?  If so, I
> > >> > would like to convert my checkboxes to a control array, but without having to
> > >> > recreate them from scratch because their placement was a real pain.  Is it
> > >> > possible to go to the property sheet of each checkbox and assign it a
> > >> > position in the control array?  like checkbox0 would be chk(0), and checkbox1
> > >> > would be chk(1).  Am I doing this correctly?
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> > Rich
> > >>
> > >> I'm a bit confused on what you are trying to do.  You could always go:
> > >>
> > >> Dim Arr(10) as Array
> > >> Arr(0) = CheckBox1
> > >>
> > >> That being said you could do this at the begining of your form load and
> > >> then have your control array without changing the declaration of the
> > >> controls.
> > >>
> > >> Chris
> > >>

:^D


"Rich" <R***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:38326B75-B288-417A-BA01-345306B2FAAD@microsoft.com...
>I figured it out.
>
> Dim ctl as control()
> Private Sub Form_Load(...)
> ctl = new ctl(){txt1, txt2, txt3}
> Dim txt As TextBox
> For Each txt In ctl
>   AddHandler txt.Enter, AddressOf HandleEnter
> next
>
> Private Sub HandleEnter(...)
>   MessageBox.Show(Ctype(sender, TextBox).Name)
> End Sub
>
> "Rich" wrote:
>
>> Thanks.  I sort of get it.  How do I invoke/call  AddHandler?   I enter a
>> textbox with the mouse.  How does AddHandler get called?  My goal is to
>> avoid
>> writing the same routine 20 times for 20 textboxes.
>>
>> Private Sub txt1_OnEnter(...) Handles...
>>
>> How do I write the Addhandler so I only have one routine for all of my
>> textboxes?  Thinking outloud here, do I add the AddHandler call in the
>> array?
>>
>> arrCtl = new Control(){txt1, txt2, txt3}
>>
>> I don't know how to add the AddHandler call.
>>
>>
>> "ronchese" wrote:
>>
>> > Write a method to centralize your calls:
>> >     Private Sub HandleEnter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
>> > System.EventArgs)
>> >         '...
>> >     End Sub
>> >
>> > Then, for each control in your array, use the AddHandler statement,
>> > pointing the Enter event of textbox to that procedure:
>> >     AddHandler Textbox.Enter, AddressOf HandleEnter
>> >
>> > When you close the form, call the RemoveHandler statement.
>> >
>> > That's all.
>> >
>> > []s
>> > Cesar
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Rich" <R***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:8D689E91-CF44-4BB2-9307-5E3D4BDE0023@microsoft.com...
>> > > Thanks for your reply.  Actually, I did do the array thing.  Then I
>> > > tried to
>> > > overload the OnEnter event of the controls (actually for textboxes,
>> > > which is
>> > > where I was going to go next with the control array thing).  Here is
>> > > what I
>> > > have so far:
>> > >
>> > > Dim arrCtrl As Control()
>> > >
>> > > Private Sub From1_Load(...)
>> > > arrCtrl = New TextBox(){txt1, txt2, txt3}
>> > > ...
>> > > End Sub
>> > >
>> > > Private Overloads Sub OnEnter(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
>> > >                                    ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
>> > > Handles
>> > > arrCtlr().enter
>> > > MessageBox.Show("Textbox " & CType(sender, TextBox).Name)
>> > > End Sub
>> > >
>> > > I have a problem with ...Handles arrCtlr().Enter
>> > > I have tried ...Handles arrCtlr.Enter but I get an error message that
>> > > says
>> > > something about needing to use WithEvents.  What is the correct
>> > > syntax for
>> > > passing an array of controls to an overloaded Event procedure?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > > Rich
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Chris" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Rich wrote:
>> > >> > Hello,
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I have an application that contains several checkboxes.  I
>> > >> > originally
>> > >> > created this app in VB.Net 2003 and upgraded the app to VB.Net
>> > >> > 2005.  I
>> > >> > understand the vb2005 supports control arrays.  Is this correct?
>> > >> > If so, I
>> > >> > would like to convert my checkboxes to a control array, but
>> > >> > without having to
>> > >> > recreate them from scratch because their placement was a real
>> > >> > pain.  Is it
>> > >> > possible to go to the property sheet of each checkbox and assign
>> > >> > it a
>> > >> > position in the control array?  like checkbox0 would be chk(0),
>> > >> > and checkbox1
>> > >> > would be chk(1).  Am I doing this correctly?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Thanks,
>> > >> > Rich
>> > >>
>> > >> I'm a bit confused on what you are trying to do.  You could always
>> > >> go:
>> > >>
>> > >> Dim Arr(10) as Array
>> > >> Arr(0) = CheckBox1
>> > >>
>> > >> That being said you could do this at the begining of your form load
>> > >> and
>> > >> then have your control array without changing the declaration of the
>> > >> controls.
>> > >>
>> > >> Chris
>> > >>