[resolved] Dynamic controls...

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May 29th, 2003, 06:42 PM
crptcblade

[resolved] Dynamic controls...
In VB6, you can add a control to a form by its name, ie
VB Code:
```
Controls.Add("VB.Label","SomeLabel")
```
Does such a beast exist in .NET? In other words, I don't necessarily want to have to declare something as a Textbox in order to add it to the form. I would like to declare a Control, and be able to choose what the type of control it will be at run time.

:)
May 29th, 2003, 07:25 PM
MrPolite

Re: Dynamic controls...
Quote:
Originally posted by crptcblade
In VB6, you can add a control to a form by its name, ie

VB Code:

Controls.Add("VB.Label","SomeLabel")

Does such a beast exist in .NET? In other words, I don't necessarily want to have to declare something as a Textbox in order to add it to the form. I would like to declare a Control, and be able to choose what the type of control it will be at run time.

:)
hmm I dont quite understand what you want to do. couldn't you just do something like this?
VB Code:
```
dim ctrl as control
 
if true = true then
    ctrl = new textbox()
else
    ctrl = new label
end if
 
me.controls.add ctrl
```
:rolleyes:
May 29th, 2003, 07:41 PM
crptcblade

Not really, I don't think.

Written in VB6 already, I have a main container app (MDI), and it dynamically loads child forms and loads snap-in usercontrols by their ProgID (example - "SomeLib.SomeUsercontrol") onto the child form.

Can you think of a way to translate that into .NET?

:rolleyes: ;)
May 29th, 2003, 09:16 PM
crptcblade

Know what? Never mind...I just realized I could probably just change the usercontrol to a form, and load it into the MDI container as the entire form. Stupid VB6 has corrupted my thinking.

:)
May 29th, 2003, 09:18 PM
MrPolite

Quote:

Originally posted by crptcblade

Can you think of a way to translate that into .NET?

:rolleyes: ;)

get webster's new vb6 to vb.net pocker translator :)