Cannot make a reference to newly created control

[aewarnick]

I have text boxes that are small, but when clicked they will resize to large. The button is created and then I need the button to resize them back to where they were but I cannot reference the button anywhere except where I declared it.

 

ooo.Dispose() does not compile because of that, Help.

 

 

private void richTextBox1_Enter(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
	{
		this.richTextBox1.BringToFront();
		this.richTextBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(496, 300);
		Control r=new Button();
		r.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Verdana", 8F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
		r.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(richTextBox1.Location.X-35, richTextBox1.Location.Y);
		r.Name = "ooo";
		r.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(35, 20);
		r.TabIndex = 1;
		r.Text = "Exit";
		Controls.Add(r);
		r.BringToFront();
		r.Show();
	}
	private void ooo_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
	{
		this.richTextBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(496, 48);
		ooo.Dispose();
	}

[Heiko]

I'd rather program an extendedRichBox Control, which inherits rich text box and has

(a) the richttextbox

(b) a resizeButton

© a boolean property "shrinked"

 

or so.

[Heiko]

if you insist on creating a new contol i suggest the following:

 

private BigBox_Clicked(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

perform the shrinking here		}

}

 

and

 

private void richTextBox1_Enter(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
	{
		this.richTextBox1.BringToFront();
		this.richTextBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(496, 300);
		Control r=new Button();
		r.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Verdana", 8F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
		r.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(richTextBox1.Location.X-35, richTextBox1.Location.Y);
		r.Name = "ooo";
		r.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(35, 20);
		r.TabIndex = 1;
		r.Text = "Exit";
		Controls.Add(r);
		r.BringToFront();
		r.Show();
              AddHandler r.Click, AddressOf Me.BigBox_Clicked
	}
	

[aewarnick]

Are you saying that I can convert my boxes to extended types?

 

I will try both, but I still cannot reference the button to delete it from the event handler.

[Heiko]

Sure.

At compile time there simply is no object "ooo".

[aewarnick]

So I cannot use the button and then get rid of it?