Hey, im just wondering if i can make a user control in Expression blend (a button) and add it to my form dynamically at runtime but with changes such as the button.content.
Thanks, Tim
I don't know what Expression blend is but you can create any control dynamically and add it to a container like a Form or GroupBox at runtime by using the container's Controls property.
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I was going to add the buttons to a panel but im not sure what you mean by the container's Controls property.
Thanks, Tim
Unfortunately, I don't know anything about WPF. Windows Forms have a Controls property which is basically a collection that works like any collection. You can add, remove and clear stuff from it. As a matter of fact, all controls in a Windows Forms application have such a property.
Treeview with NodeAdded/NodesRemoved events | BlinkLabel control | Calculate Permutations | Object Enums | ComboBox with centered items | Create Sortable BindingList(not mine) | .Net Internals article(not mine) | Wizard Control | Understanding Multi-Threading
C++ programmers will dismiss you as a cretinous simpleton for your inability to keep track of pointers chained 6 levels deep and Java programmers will pillory you for buying into the evils of Microsoft. Meanwhile C# programmers will get paid just a little bit more than you for writing exactly the same code and VB6 programmers will continue to whitter on about "footprints". - FunkyDexter
There's just no reason to use garbage like InputBox. -jmcilhinney
Yes i now understand i can add buttons dynamically like this
Dim btn As New Button
Controls.Add(btn)
however i want to add custom buttons i have made in expression blend in the same way i did a default button above.
i dont know if it helps but the button i made in expression blend opens in visual studio as file called "newbutton.xaml"
This should actually be in the WPF section... I'll ask a mod to move it...
-tg
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