Accessing ImageList control from UserControl

Hi,
I have been having problems with this for a while now. If you look at the common controls, you'll see that some of them (like the toolbar, for instance) can access the Imagelist control. You just need to specify which Imagelist control to access. How can i make my control do the same thing??

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r0ach(tm)

Here's a VERY basic example, it's a Listbox that will list the Keys of any Images in a specified ImageList Control.

User Control: Add a Listbox and a Timer..

Code:

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Public ImageList As String

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
    Dim iIndex As Integer
    Dim bFound As Boolean
   
    'See if a Value was Entered for the ImageList
    If Len(ImageList) Then
        'See if a Control by that Name Exists on the Form
        For Each Control In Parent.Controls
            If LCase(Control.Name) = LCase(ImageList) Then
                bFound = True
                Exit For
            End If
        Next
        If bFound Then
            'Make sure it IS an ImageList
            If TypeOf Parent.Controls(ImageList) Is MSComctlLib.ImageList Then
                'Repopulate the List with the Keys of the Images in the ImageList
                List1.Clear
                With Parent.ImageList1.ListImages
                    For iIndex = 1 To .Count
                        List1.AddItem .Item(iIndex).Key
                    Next
                End With
            End If
        Else
            If List1.ListCount Then List1.Clear
        End If
    Else
        If List1.ListCount Then List1.Clear
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub UserControl_Initialize()
    Timer1.Interval = 1000
    Width = List1.Width
    Height = List1.Height
End Sub

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Add the Control to a Form and Set the ImageList Value to the Name of the ImageList Control you add toyour Form, then Add some Images to the ImageList with Values for the Keys and they'll be listed in the Listbox User Control.

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Aaron Young
Analyst Programmer
[email protected]
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Great, thanx!!

I tried it, and it didn't work!! It said Variable not defined:

For Each Control In Parent.Controls
If LCase(Control.Name) = LCase(ImageList) Then

So, i just added "Dim Ctl as Control" and replaced Control (bold), and voila!

Thanx a lot!! ;)


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r0ach(tm)