[2.0] Control Array

[Bobbo70]

Hi All;
I want to add controls in my program at run time. I want to use the control array and I found the solution in MSDN and I made a class like the example in it, but the problem is I want to add a control has another child control like a Panel include a PictureBox. I made it, it's easy but when I use the class to test it I have the properties of the Panel only and I don't have the properties of the PictureBox like the Image property to set the image. How could I solve this.

[Atheist]

I think you need to rephrase your question. I dont really understand what you're trying to do.

[jmcilhinney]

Basically you need to organise your program better. If you know you need to add a Panel to your form and then PictureBoxes to the Panel then you should declare variables that you can use to access them, e.g.

private List<Panel> panels = new List<Panel>();
private Dictionary<Panel, List<PictureBox>> pictureBoxesByPanel = new Dictionary<Panel, List<PictureBox>>();

Now when you add a Panel to the form you add it to the List and to the Dictionary along with an empty List<PictureBox>. When you add a new PictureBox to a Panel you get the appropriate List<PictureBox> from the Dictionary by specifying the appropriate Panel, then add the new PictureBox. Now you can access every PictureBox by the Panel it's on via the Dictionary.

Alternatively you could just access each Panel's Controls collection to access its child PictureBoxes, although the first solution is better.

That said, instead of using Panels it would be far better to create your own UserControl that already encapsulated the functionality of the PictureBoxes, then add that to your form instead of a Panel.

[Paul M]

In any case here is a link from MSDN discussing how to create a control array. Not sure if its the one you appear to have seen earlier but it is a good tutorial.

Creating Control Arrays in VB.NET and C#