Pass a textbox to a function

When i pass a textbox to a function, it does not take a textbox but the contents of the text box. How do i pass a text box. pl. suggest.

You want to create a textbox?

Code:

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'HeSaidJoe

Option Explicit

Private WithEvents txtObj As TextBox

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Set txtObj = Controls.Add("VB.Textbox", "txtObj")
  With txtObj
      .Visible = True
      .Width = 3000
      .Text = "This textbox was created on the fly!"
      .Top = 1000
      .Left = 1000
  End With
End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
txtObj.Text = "You clicked the button!"
End Sub

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Or to pass a textbox to a function:

Code:

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Public Function DoSomething(pTextBox as TextBox) as String
    DoSomething = pTextBox.Text
End Function

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It would be called like:

Code:

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lstrTemp = DoSomething(Text1)

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Hope that helped

- gaffa

Hi!

Try this:

Code:

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Private Sub PlayWithTextBox(ByRef tb As TextBox)
    ' Here you can change any of the properties...
    tb.Alignment = vbRightJustify
    tb.BackColor = &HFF0000
    tb.FontBold = True
    tb.ForeColor = &HFFFFFF
    tb.Left = tb.Left / 2
    tb.Text = "Fun with Textboxes"
    tb.Top = tb.Top / 2
    ' I think you got the idea now...
End Sub

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And somewhere in your code try this:

Code:

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    PlayWithTextBox Text1  ' Where Text1 is a TextBox
    PlayWithTextBox Text2  ' Where Text2 is a TextBox

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Enjoy!

Thankyou Mathew, gaffa, Roblll. But my problem is still not solved. i m doing something like this ...


---- call to a function. txtUserName is the name of the text box. --------

Call SelectText(txtUserName)



----- This is a function residing in a module ------

Public Function SelectText(ByRef TxtBx As TextBox) '
TxtBx.SetFocus
TxtBx.SelStart = 0
TxtBx.SelLength = Len(TxtBx.Text)
End Function



----- If i type 'Sylvia' in the textbox, TxtBx in the function is 'Sylvia'-------

I put this in a form with a text box and a button and it worked perfect.

Code:

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Option Explicit

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Call SelectText(Text1)
End Sub
Public Function SelectText(ByRef TxtBx As TextBox) '
TxtBx.SetFocus
TxtBx.SelStart = 0
TxtBx.SelLength = Len(TxtBx.Text)
End Function

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How are you using it?

[Edited by kokopeli on 10-05-2000 at 01:05 AM]

If you mean that if we typed:
Print TxtBx
That will return 'Sylvia', that's because if you typed TxtBx alone thats eqal to TxtBx.Text.

Sorry if that is not the missunderstanding.


[Edited by Feras on 10-05-2000 at 02:46 AM]

Turn it into a Sub.

Code:

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Private Sub Command1_Click()
Call SelectText(txtUserName)
End Sub

Private Sub SelectText(TxtBx As TextBox)
TxtBx.SetFocus
TxtBx.SelStart = 0
TxtBx.SelLength = Len(TxtBx.Text)
End Sub

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