Checking if a variable has been dimmed?

If i have an if statement, for example:

VB Code:

If x = 1 then
Static bob as String = "hello"
ElseIf
Static joe as String = "hello2"
Else 
Static mike as String = "hello3"

how would i check which ones it had done if i had a different value for x three times. like, x was 1,1,and 3, so joe would never be static'ed. how would i check to see if bob was static'ed, joe was static'ed, and mike was static'ed?

It doesn't make sense . Why would you do that ?:confused:

Hi Pirate,

"It doesn't make sense . Why would you do that ?"


One reason would be if any, either or all of Bob Joe & Mike (working from different computors) were being allowed access to data etc and Synth3tic was checking for which password to compare.



Hi Synth3tic,

I am probably pointing out the obvious but your code should be

VB Code:

If x = 1 then
Static bob as String = "hello"
ElseIf x=2 then
Static joe as String = "hello2"
Else 
Static mike as String = "hello3"

I don't know about checking the scope of the declaration but you can check if they have been filled
To check which has been declared, one way would be:

VB Code:

Dim Bob As String = "Hello"
        Dim Joe As String = ""
        Dim Mike As String = ""
 
 
        Dim iCount As Integer = 1
        Dim oCheck As Object
        Dim strCheck As String
        Dim StrName As String
        For iCount = 1 To 3
            Select Case iCount
                Case Is = 1
                    StrName = "Bob"
                    oCheck = Bob
                Case Is = 2
                    StrName = "Joe"
                    oCheck = Joe
                Case Is = 3
                    StrName = "Mike"
                    oCheck = Mike
            End Select
            If Len(oCheck) > 1 Then
                strCheck = " IS declared"
            Else
                strCheck = " is NOT declared"
            End If
            MessageBox.Show(StrName & strCheck)
        Next iCount

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Originally posted by Synth3t1c
how would i check to see if bob was static'ed, joe was static'ed, and mike was static'ed?

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This is what I referred to ! I'm sure it's one of those bad programming techniques .:rolleyes: