Array question

[kservice]

OK, here is the dumb question of the day.

 

I have a array that is filled by a user making choices. It is currently dimmed as:

 

Friend gstrAssemblyRemarker() As String

 

The first time I use gstrAssemblyRemarker I get an error because it is nothing. How can I instantiate it and set a default value so that it looks like:

 

Friend gstrAssemblyRemarker() As String = ?

 

I cannot just check for nothing. There are 42 controls that this could apply to and I have no way of knowing which or how many will be selected.

 

Thanks

 

P.S. There is not a better way of doing this. I have to have 42 controls.

[mocella]

Why not have an array of your controls? So if you're working with textboxes, you'd do:

 

friend myTextboxes() as Textbox = new Textbox(42)

 

then have some startup code that assigns your textboxes into this array -

myTextboxes(0) = txtSometext1

...

myTextboxes(41) = txtSometext42

 

There's other approaches you can take here, but if you're set on an array of controls, this should work.

[DiverDan]

If I understand your question correctly....

You could set an UpperBound value to the array

Dim gstrAssemblyRemarker(0) As String

 

With that then check the UpperBound value and if it = Nothing:

If gstrAssemblyRemarker.GetUpperBound(0) = Nothing Then ....OR in a loop:

 

For i = 0 to gstrAssemblyRemarker.GetUpperBound(0)

If Not gstrAssemblyRemarker(i) = Nothing Then

'blah

End If

Next

[kservice]

Got it. I forgot something else.

 

Stupid, Stupid. :o

 

Thanks for your help.