create new textbox

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shingo99

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hi
i wish to create textbox after i press a button
if the user press the button 3 times, 3 textbox will be created
these textbox are new..not invisible or disable
can this be done?
kindly guide me at this
thank you in advance
 
shingo99 said:
hi
i wish to create textbox after i press a button
if the user press the button 3 times, 3 textbox will be created
these textbox are new..not invisible or disable
can this be done?
kindly guide me at this
thank you in advance
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You need to add the new textbox to the container control.

i.e.

Code: 
Form1.Controls.Add(TextBox1);

Remember to add the events handler to the textbox if you need them.
 
To add a new textbox...

Visual Basic: 
        'Create the textbox
        Dim MyNewTextBox As New TextBox
        'Set the location an size properties how you want them
        MyNewTextBox.Size = New Size(100, 22)
        'Set the text if you want
        'Add the textbox to the form
        Me.Controls.Add(MyNewTextBox)
        'If you want to handle events do it like this
        AddHandler MyNewTextBox.TextChanged, AddressOf DynamicTextBox_TextChanged

Easy as pie. Instantiate it, set the properties, add handlers, and add it.

Now, if you want to keep a reference to the textbox so you can access it at any time, you could do this by storing it in a variable of type textbox, in an array, or an arraylist, whatever suits your needs.

Also, a recommendation: because this code uses a generic handler for any textboxes it creates, if there is any specific information about this textbox that you will need to know about it, I personally would store that info in the form of a string in the textboxes .Tag property.
 
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