getting the properties of selected item in textBoxes HELP!?

[BlueOysterCult]

Hello everyone

 

I haven't a clue as to how ...

 

to get a selected items "features" ie if someone selects a car from the list (ListBox) 2004 Chevy S-10 into the provided text boxes for those features. The features being air conditoining, color etc. So if I were to select the chevy.. the text boxes would list those features> the text box for air cond would have the value "true" > the text box would have the value "red"

 

I am lost with this one. Can someone give me an idea?

 

am I over explaining it?

 

 

Thanks

 

 

Rob

[BlueOysterCult]

I kind of want to do something like this:(?)

  Public Sub FillTextBoxes(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

       Dim index As Integer '= CarArrayList(0)
       Dim intCurrent As Integer
       intCurrent = (0)

       If index <> -1 Then
           txtPrice.Text = CarArrayList(2)
           txtMake.Text = CarArrayList(intCurrent)
           txtYear.Text = CarArrayList(intCurrent)
           txtIntColor.Text = CarArrayList(intCurrent)
           txtExtColor.Text = CarArrayList(intCurrent)

       End If

   End Sub

 

Rob

[DiverDan]

I'm assumming that there are several list boxes that are using this sub and not just one.

I'm not at a VB.Net site but try this.

 

Public Sub FillTextBoxes(ByVal ctrl as Control)
If ctrl.SelectedIndex < 0 Then Exit Sub
txtPrice.Text = CarArrayList(2)
txtMake.Text = CarArrayList(ctrl.SelectedIndex)
'etc...
End Sub

 

Then call the sub from the list boxes selected index changed event...

FillTextBoxes(DirectCast(sender, ListBox))

 

I think that should work...

Dan

[DiverDan]

Opps...you might want to change the ByVal ctrl as Control to ByVal ctrl as ListBox in the FillTextBoxes sub

[BlueOysterCult]

Thanks DiverDan

I actually have a 1 comboBox (sorry)- I am able to display the list of cars to choose from - there are 11 in the array. Does that make a difference?

 

R

[DiverDan]

Yes, it does.

 

I think you're going to need a series of arrays for this.

 

1. Car manufactures - Manufactures()

2. The manufacture's Models - GM(x, y) & Ford(x, y) etc.

 

where (x) are the models & years and (y) are the features.

 

The various paint choices can be in a csv format in a section of the array and broken out when needed.

 

without getting too deep into this I think that will give you an idea.

 

Is this close to want you are doing?

[BlueOysterCult]

thanks Diver

 

I have everything under control

 

R