more collection stuff

[justplainsoccer]

i'll first show u the code then try to explain my situation

   Select Case MainControl.SelectedIndex
      Case 0
           collectionStr = "keyCol"
      Case 1
           collectionStr = "accCol"
      Case 2
           collectionStr = "denyCol"
    End Select

   ModifyCertainCollectionInSomeWay(collectionStr)

then in the ModifyCertainCollectionInSomeWay i want it to modify that collection in some way... get what im tryin to say?

[bpayne111]

when you say 'certain collection' do you mean there are different collection objects and you'd like to choose which one during runtime?

 

if so simply pass that collection as a parameter as well... you can even do it byval because it's a complex object.

 

i think that's what you are trying to say.

 

are these collections different types? Are you using methods from CollectionBase? or your own?

 

try adding a parameter that is a CollectionBase.

 

if you are dealing with some custom property, i THINK you can convert back to the first type using a try catch and nested if (i'm pretty sure this is polymorphism at work, i hope i am correct in that )

 

i hope that helps