editing picturebox on panel array?

[RedGoneWILD]

Hi, I'm new here...browsed around a bit and like what i see, hoping to learn a bunch from reading other threads

i have a question about editing a picturebox...i have a class called panelArray and it builds an array of panels based on the number of panels i pass it...each panel has 4 labels and a picturebox added to it when the panel is created. I'm able to edit the labels by using something like:

Me.HostForm.Controls.Item(replaceIndex).Controls.Item(2).Text = ""

Since there are 5 objects total (1 picturebox & 4 labels) i thought i would be able to just use the same strategy for the picturebox, but it doesn't like using Image in the same manner it uses .Text

Also, I realize I'm a noob, so maybe there's a completely easier way to do this than the way i'm doing it

PS: Is there any good beginner guides or member threads that give maybe like a walkthrough or helpful hints to remember when starting a project?

Another thing...is it okay to start a thread in any situation? Searching helps sometimes, but other times its just easier to start a new thread. Don't want to start off by breaking any forum etiquette.

Thanks in advance

[kareninstructor]

Create a class as shown below

Placed in form

Private ContainerOfSomeClass As New List(Of SomeClass)
. . .
' Add one item
ContainerOfSomeClass.Add(New SomeClass With {.Label1 = Me.Label1, .Label2 = Me.Label2, .PictureBox = Me.PictureBox1})

Manipluate the first item

Dim Item = ContainerOfSomeClass.First
Item.Label1.Text = "Hello"
Item.Label2.Text = "There"
Item.PictureBox.Image = Nothing

Class (does two labels, add more as needed)

Public Class SomeClass
    Private mLabel1 As Label
    Private mLabel2 As Label
    Private mPictureBox As PictureBox
    Public Property PictureBox() As PictureBox
        Get
            Return mPictureBox
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As PictureBox)
            mPictureBox = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Public Property Label2() As Label
        Get
            Return mLabel2
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Label)
            mLabel2 = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Public Property Label1() As Label
        Get
            Return mLabel1
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Label)
            mLabel1 = value
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Sub New()
    End Sub
End Class

[RedGoneWILD]

Thanks for the reply!

I'm not understanding this line:

ContainerOfSomeClass.Add(New SomeClass With {.Label1 = Me.Label1, .Label2 = Me.Label2, .PictureBox = Me.PictureBox1})

my form doesn't have a label1, label2, or picturebox1 so its telling me they dont exist on the form. when i get to "With {." it recognizes the 4 labels & picturebox in my class, but i dont understand why im setting it to "=me.label1" since me.label1 doesn't exist

Here's what I was doing

on my form i have

        For i As Integer = 0 to 4 'adds 5 panels
            ' Call the AddNewPanel Method of MyControlArray
            MyControlArray.AddNewPanel(dtInfo.Rows(i)("ID"), dtInfo.Rows(i)("Pic"), dtInfo.Rows(i)("First") & " " & dtInfo.Rows(i)("Last"), dtInfo.Rows(i)("Title"), dtInfo.Rows(i)("Address"))
            panelCount += 1
        Next

On my class i have

Public Function AddNewPanel(ByVal ID As Integer, ByVal pic As String, ByVal name As String, ByVal title As String, ByVal add As String) As System.Windows.Forms.Panel

        'declare variables
        Dim aPanel As New System.Windows.Forms.Panel
        Dim picLogo As New System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox
        Dim lblName As New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Dim lblID As New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Dim lblTitle As New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Dim lblAdd As New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Dim picPath As String = Application.StartupPath & "\" & pic & ".jpg"

        'add control properties
        lblName.Location = New Point(80, 2)
        lblName.MaximumSize = New Size(220, 20)
        lblName.Size = New Size(220, 20)
        lblName.Font = New Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.25, FontStyle.Bold)
        lblName.Text = name

        'etc.......

        'add controls to panel
        aPanel.Controls.Add(picLogo)
        aPanel.Controls.Add(lblID)
        aPanel.Controls.Add(lblName)
        aPanel.Controls.Add(lblTitle)
        aPanel.Controls.Add(lblAdd)

        Return aPanel
    End Function

[kareninstructor]

Thanks for the reply!

I'm not understanding this line:

ContainerOfSomeClass.Add(New SomeClass With {.Label1 = Me.Label1, .Label2 = Me.Label2, .PictureBox = Me.PictureBox1})

my form doesn't have a label1, label2, or picturebox1 so its telling me they dont exist on the form. when i get to "With {." it recognizes the 4 labels & picturebox in my class, but i dont understand why im setting it to "=me.label1" since me.label1 doesn't exist

My intent was to give you something that provides a solution to your problem but outside the context of your problem which means you need to adapt the proposed code to your problem.

The line with ContainerOfSomeClass.Add( is used to add a new item to the list of SomeClass. Figure 1 shows that again and two other methods to do the same thing.

This part With {.Label1 = Me.Label1, .Label2 = Me.Label2, .PictureBox = Me.PictureBox1} assigns controls to the new instance. Replace the control assignments with your controls after they are created in your class.

Figure 1

ContainerOfSomeClass.Add(New SomeClass With {.Label1 = Me.Label1, .Label2 = Me.Label2, .PictureBox = Me.PictureBox1})

Dim Item1 As New SomeClass With _
{ _
    .Label1 = Me.Label1, .Label2 = Me.Label2, .PictureBox = Me.PictureBox1 _
}

Dim Item2 As New SomeClass
Item2.Label1 = Label1
Item2.Label1 = Label2
Item2.PictureBox = PictureBox1

ContainerOfSomeClass.Add(Item1)
ContainerOfSomeClass.Add(Item2)