ActiveX BackColor/ForeColor Properties

[chemicalNova]

Hello all,

Im just starting ActiveX Programming and i was wondering how to make a BackColor and ForeColor Property for the "Label" Type Control. Ive Got Font fine, but BackColor isnt working. Ive tried;



Public Property Get BackColor() As OLE_COLOR
Set BackColor = UserControl.Label.BackColor
End Property

Public Property Set BackColor(ByVal New_BackColor As OLE_COLOR)
Set Label.BackColor = New_BackColor
PropertyChanged ("BackColor")
End Property

Get and Object Required Error but it is highlighting BackColor in the Property Get sub.


Help


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[Edneeis]

The Backcolor property isn't an object so you can't use set, both inside the sub and use Let instead of Set in the declare section. Like this:

Public Property Get BackColor() As OLE_COLOR 
   BackColor = UserControl.Label.BackColor 
End Property 
 
Public Property Let BackColor(ByVal New_BackColor As OLE_COLOR) 
   Label.BackColor = New_BackColor 
   PropertyChanged ("BackColor") 
End Property

[chemicalNova]

Thanks Edneeis, i got that. If you could, Explain Let Get and Set differences?? WHat i use each one for. Thanks heaps,



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[Edneeis]

Sure, GET is used when your property data is being retrieved FROM your property (i.e. anytime you use x=MyProperty).
LET is used when data is being assigned TO your property (i.e. MyProperty=x) and SET is used with or in place of LET but only when you are dealing with Objects (i.e. Set myProperty=x). So if the property is an object like StdPicture, TextBox, Class Module... then you use Set otherwise you use Let.

[chemicalNova]

Thanks alot Edinees, youve helped heaps, now i understand it all.



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[g60]

Use "Set" when working with objects, not properties... hth