control arrays

[BustaCap]

I'm new to .net and can't figure out how to create a control array. :(

[mutant]

You can do it code but not in the designer.

Code example:

Dim Boxes(5) As TextBox
dim x as Integer
for x = 0 to 5
      Boxes(x) = New TextBox
      'set some properties
Next x

[AlexCode]

Since the meanig of this forum is to help people I always like to add something I think may be missing...

 

The only thing I'd like to add to the mutant post is that with this new ways of programming with .net and the real OOP language you can simply play with arrays like mutant put it, to simple questions, but you cal also take advatage of the ArrayList class that lets you put in it anything you wish...

You can even create a Structure made of various Variables/Objects and put them on the array... real handy sometimes...

 

   Class C

       Public Property a() As Integer
           Get
               'Code
           End Get
           Set(ByVal Value As Integer)
               'Code
           End Set
       End Property

       Public Property b() As String
           Get
               'Code
           End Get
           Set(ByVal Value As String)
               'Code
           End Set
       End Property
   End Class

   Structure S
       Dim btn As System.Windows.Forms.Button
       Dim cb As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
       Dim i As Integer
       Dim myC As C
   End Structure

   Dim myArrayList As New ArrayList

   Public Sub mySaveMethod()

       Dim mybtn As New System.Windows.Forms.Button
       Dim mycb As New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
       Dim myC As New C

       Dim myStruct As New S

       With myStruct
           .btn = mybtn
           .cb = mycb
           .myC = myC
           .i = 10
       End With

       myArrayList.Add(myStruct)

   End Sub

   Public Sub myReadMethod()

       Dim myStruct As New S
       For i As Integer = 0 To myArrayList.Count - 1
           myStruct = myArrayList(i)

           'And now you can have the values for each object in the structure!
       Next

   End Sub

[Worrow]

I got the same question a while ago but with withevents control variaible. However, withevents control variable cannot be included into an array(how about arraylist?). So if I take away the 'withevent' keyword, what will I miss?