multiple labels looping

This is my first project in VB.Net and am learning on the fly. Have some C++ experience.

Have a ListView of employees that user chooses and brings up a form with 46 different labels and 46 different check boxes

How do I create a looping routine that changes the labels to the values that I need, instead of changing each label manually (lblWeek01.text="01/05/2005"), (lblWeek02.text="01/10/2005")

I have an array of dates:

Public dteShiftSets(45) As Date
dteShiftSets(0) = #01/05/2005#
For intX As Integer = 1 To 45
'adds 8 days to each new element in array
dteShiftWeek(intX) = DateAdd(DateInterval.Day, 8, dteShiftWeek(intX - 1))
Next

I need to display all 46 array elements (the dates I've just assigned them) beside the corresponding checkbox
chkWeek00, chkWeek01, ... chkWeek45

Is my only option coding each label individually, ie
lblWeek00.text = dteShiftWeek(0)
lblWeek01.text = dteShiftWeek(1), etc

or is there some sort of loop that I can use that will increment the lblWeek??. The looping part is easy how do I increment the label to accept the array element (date that I've assigned)

For intX as Integer = 0 to 45
xxxxxxxxxx.text = dteShiftWeek(intX)
Next

If this was just a one timer, I would just hard code each one, but I need something similar for other parts of the program.

Any help would be appreciated
Shozy

Hi,

In VB.NET the easiest way to do this is to use Collections. Read up on the subject in MSDN Help, it is very helpful.

perhaps

VB Code:

Dim c As Control
      For Each c In Me.Controls
         If TypeOf c Is Label Then
            'blah blah'
         End If
      Next

46 checkboxes and labels is a lot for one form. Can you break it up somehow? Multiple forms, tab controls, etc? I worked on a Delphi project where one tab had @ 60 controls. Not all that hard to code but a pain in the butt for the user.

Hi,

Referring to brown monkey's post, if some of the labels on the form were not used for dates, then identify those which are and set their Tag property to something (e.g. "YES") and then code
VB Code:
Dim c As Control
      Dim intX as Integer=0
      For Each c In Me.Controls
         If c.Tag="YES" Then
            c.Text=str(dteShiftWeek(intX))
            intx=intx+1
         End If
      Next

Finally got back into it. Thanks for the info, works great

Here is my next problem with this loop:

When it loops through each control it only lets me change basic properties (ie c.enable), it won't let me change a specific property to the checkbox control (ie c.checked)

How do I change the value of c.checked ? Thanks in advance

'dteSets() is an array of dates

Code:

Dim c As Control For Each c In Me.Controls Dim intSet As Byte If c.Name.Substring(0, 6) = "chkSet" And Len(c.Name) = 8 Then intSet = c.Name.Substring(6, 2) If dteSets(intSet) = m_dtTimeOff.Rows(intCnt)("Day") Then blnSet(intSet) = True c.Enabled = False 'this works 'c.checked = True 'this won't build, even if I continue-nothing End If End If Next c

Hi,

Try

VB Code:

Dim c As Control
For Each c In Me.Controls
      Dim intSet As Byte
      If c.Name.Substring(0, 6) = "chkSet" And Len(c.Name) = 8 Then
           intSet = c.Name.Substring(6, 2)
           If dteSets(intSet) = m_dtTimeOff.Rows(intCnt)("Day") Then
              blnSet(intSet) = True
              If TypeOf c Is CheckBox Then
                CType(c, CheckBox).Checked = True
            End If
           End If
      End If
Next c

* problem resolved *

Thanks taxes, it worked great!

Problem resolved