Large Class

[Spyle]

I want to create a class where I can specify multiple properties or variables under different sections. Like:

Dim MyClass As New CustomClass
 
MyClass.Part1.ValueA = "123"
MyClass.Part1.ValueB = "321"
 
MyClass.Part2.ValueA = "abc"
MyClass.Part2.ValueA = "cba"

How can I accomplish this?

[VBCrazyCoder]

Sounds like you might want to create child objects or child collections to hold the values.

[Hinder]

Originally posted by Spyle
I want to create a class where I can specify multiple properties or variables under different sections. Like:

Dim MyClass As New CustomClass
 
MyClass.Part1.ValueA = "123"
MyClass.Part1.ValueB = "321"
 
MyClass.Part2.ValueA = "abc"
MyClass.Part2.ValueA = "cba"

How can I accomplish this?

If I understand your question right, I would say use structures..

Public Class CustomClass
 
    Public Part1 As S_Part1
    Public Part2 As S_Part2
 
    Public Structure S_Part1
        Public ValueA As Object
        Public ValueB As Object
    End Structure
 
    Public Structure S_Part2
        Public ValueA As Object
        Public ValueB As Object
    End Structure
 
End Class

[Spyle]

Thank you!

[Hu Flung Dung]

Should those structures be declared inside the class or outside?

[Hinder]

They can be declares either inside or out, Inside keeps the scope only inside the class, outside lets you declare an instance anywhere.. If that class is the only thing using it, why not encapsulate it...

[Edneeis]

Another tidbit of info is that a nested class can access private members of its parent class. Although they must be shared since there is no real hierarchy created through nesting.

Public Class MyParent
  Private Shared Common As String="Something"
 
  Public Class MyNested
 
      Public Function GetCommon() As String
           Return MyParent.Common
      End Function
 
  End Class
 
End Class

[ZaidGS]

i hav a little of modification on hinder's thing:

Public Class CustomClass

    Public Part1 As S_Part
    Public Part2 As S_Part

    Public Structure S_Part
        Public ValueA As Object
        Public ValueB As Object
    End Structure

End Class

as it seems for me Part1 and Part2 are of the same type,
so y declare two different structures ??

[<ABX]

he prolly just made a quick example.