[RESOLVED] [2005] Button Toggles after performing action

[Bandet Ace]

The current program i am working has a rather large GUI. I'm trying to tone it down by making a button preform the opposite action after it has been clicked.

In my case i want the button to

tabcontrol1.sendtoback()

and after being clicked and sending it to back change to

tabcontrol1.bringtofront()

And so forth every time the button is clicked it will change to the opposite reaction.

Has anyone done this before?

[gep13]

Hey,

You could create a variable at a top level scope, and you the click of your button:

If myVariable = False Then
    tabcontrol1.sendtoback()
    myVariable = True
Else
    tabcontrol1.bringtofront()
    myVariable = False
End If

Hope that helps!!

Gary

[.paul.]

i'd use a static variable within the button_click event

static myVariable as boolean = False 
If myVariable = False Then
    tabcontrol1.sendtoback()
    myVariable = True
Else
    tabcontrol1.bringtofront()
    myVariable = False
End If

[jmcilhinney]

What do BringToFront and SendToBack do? They adjust the z-index of the control. You simply need to check whether the z-index of the TabControl is zero or not. If it is then call SendToBack. If it's not then call BringToFront. The z-index of a control is its index in its container's Controls collection:

If Me.Controls.IndexOf(Me.TabControl1) = 0 Then
    Me.TabControl1.SendToBack()
Else
    Me.TabControl1.BringToFront()
End If

That's untested but I can't see why it wouldn't work.

[youthbytes]

nvm... already resolved.

[jmcilhinney]

nvm... already resolved.

I realised that from the "[RESOLVED]" in the thread title but I was trying to provide some useful information to improve your understanding of what was happening.

[gep13]

Hey,

I don't think that post was aimed at you jm, the way I read that was that youthbytes was going to suggest something, and then decided not to as he/she realized that the thread was already resolved. I could be wrong, but I don't think anything was meant by it

Gary

[jmcilhinney]

Hey,

I don't think that post was aimed at you jm, the way I read that was that youthbytes was going to suggest something, and then decided not to as he/she realized that the thread was already resolved. I could be wrong, but I don't think anything was meant by it

Gary

Ah, it appears you're correct. I assumed it was the OP posting that. Should look a bit closer, shouldn't I?