dynamically create a label and assign text to it

[fguihen]

i am trying to place a label on a GDI circle, and move it along the screen on the circle. the circle is a graphical representation of a person. here is how i create a label for each person:

lab = new Label[People.Count];
			foreach(Person p in People)
			{
				p.People = this.People;
				int sad = this.People.IndexOf(p);
				//labels[People.IndexOf(p)] = new Label();
				lab[People.IndexOf(p)] = new Label();
				
			}

when i update the circles position, i draw the label like this:

foreach(Person p in People)
			{
                                p.update();
				p.DrawToScreen(f.Graphics);
//				Label label = (Label)labels[People.IndexOf(p)-1];
//				label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point((int)p.position.Xval,(int)p.position.Yval);
//				label.Text = p.idNum.ToString();
				//p.UpdatePos();
				Label label = (Label)lab[People.IndexOf(p)];
				label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point((int)p.position.Xval,(int)p.position.Yval);
				float size = label.Font.Size;
				label.Text = p.idNum.ToString();
				label.Text = "test";
				label.Show();
				label.Refresh();
			}
			this.Invalidate();

my problem is that the label never shows up on screen. any suggestions?

 

[PlausiblyDamp]

You will also need to add the label to the form's controls collection.

lab[People.IndexOf(p)] = new Label();
this.Controls.Add(lab[People.IndexOf(p)]);

 

[IngisKahn]

It might be a good idea to just use DrawString instead.