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[sanox]

Here is what it looks like

this program simply asked the user to click flag and a random number will be generated from 0 to 11 which represents the countries. I have my flags located in a folder "Projects\Flags\flags\China.gif" for example. Then the picture will be displayed in the picture box. Then the user will have to click on the correct country radio button(group into a panel). If the user click the correct country, a message will be displayed.

1. My question here is, how can i assign the country flags to a variable in sequence from 0 to 11, so that i could call it upon random number generation?

2. How can i later display the country flag in the picture box (from the location of the flags picture)?

Note : This is just a sample picture, so the number of countries varies from what i ma doing.

[.paul.]

use an array. either a string array which holds the full path & filename for each image, or, an array of bitmaps which contains the actual bitmaps.

in your form_load event, use io.directory.getfiles to populate your array.

if you post your code i might be able to give you a more specific answer

[sanox]

Public Class Form1
    Private Function RandomNumber(ByVal min As Integer, ByVal max As Integer) As Integer
        Dim random As New Random()
        Return random.Next(min, max)
    End Function 'RandomNumber function returns a random number when called
   



    Private Sub btnFlag_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnFlag.Click
        Dim random As Integer
        random = RandomNumber(0, 11) 'generate a random number from 0 to 11
        Dim countryPic(12) As String 'create an array 
        countryPic(0) = "Flags\bin\Debug\Afghanistan.gif" 'assigning picture's location
        countryPic(1) = "Flags\bin\Debug\Bangladesh.gif"
        countryPic(2) = "Flags\bin\Debug\Belgium.gif"
        countryPic(3) = "Flags\bin\Debug\Canada.gif"
        countryPic(4) = "Flags\bin\Debug\China.gif"
        countryPic(5) = "Flags\bin\Debug\Egypt.gif"
        countryPic(6) = "Flags\bin\Debug\Finland.gif"
        countryPic(7) = "Flags\bin\Debug\France.gif"
        countryPic(8) = "Flags\bin\Debug\Greenland.gif"
        countryPic(9) = "Flags\bin\Debug\Malaysia.gif"
        countryPic(10) = "Flags\bin\Debug\Sudan.gif"
        countryPic(11) = "Flags\bin\Debug\Zambia.gif"
        Dim i As Integer = random
        IO.Directory.GetFiles(countryPic(1))


    End Sub

    Private Sub picFlag_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles picFlag.Click

    End Sub
End Class

I cannot get the IO.Directory.GetFiles(countryPic(1)) to work.
NOTE: I used 1 as to test only, but later going to use i.

And my directory is not correct too. My full path is "C:\Documents and Settings\myname\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Flags\Flags\bin\Debug\Bangladesh.gif" . What should i put as the relative path instead of "Flags\bin\Debug\Bangladesh.gif" as this doesn't work.

[sanox]

Sorry, my browser is making problems

[tassa]

Check out this CodeBank submision: 'Unique, Random Selection from a List'.

Hope that helps .

[.paul.]

as the images are in your applications executablepath you don't need to specify a full path.

Private Sub btnFlag_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnFlag.Click
    Dim random As Integer
    random = RandomNumber(0, 12) 'generate a random number from 0 to 11
    Dim countryPic(12) As String 'create an array 
    countryPic(0) = "Afghanistan.gif" 'assigning picture's location
    countryPic(1) = "Bangladesh.gif"
    countryPic(2) = "Belgium.gif"
    countryPic(3) = "Canada.gif"
    countryPic(4) = "China.gif"
    countryPic(5) = "Egypt.gif"
    countryPic(6) = "Finland.gif"
    countryPic(7) = "France.gif"
    countryPic(8) = "Greenland.gif"
    countryPic(9) = "Malaysia.gif"
    countryPic(10) = "Sudan.gif"
    countryPic(11) = "Zambia.gif"
    picturebox1.imagelocation = countryPic(random)
    'picturebox1.tag = ?put correct answer in the .tag property
 
End Sub

[sanox]

sorry, my browser is making problems

[sanox]

Thanks guys, but my problem now is my picture does not fit the picturebox. How to reframe the picture to fit the picture box?

[sanox]

Sorry. Browser problem

[sanox]

Private Sub pnlCountries_Paint(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles pnlCountries.Paint
        If rdbAfghanistan.Checked And random = 0 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
        If rdbBangladesh.Checked And random = 1 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
        If rdbBelgium.Checked And random = 2 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
        If rdbCanada.Checked And random = 3 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
        If rdbChina.Checked And random = 4 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
        If rdbEgypt.Checked And random = 5 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
        If rdbFinland.Checked And random = 6 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
        If rdbFrance.Checked And random = 7 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
        If rdbGreenland.Checked And random = 8 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
        If rdbMalaysia.Checked And random = 9 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
        If rdbSudan.Checked And random = 10 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
        If rdbZambia.Checked And random = 11 Then
            MessageBox.Show("you are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("you are wrong")
        End If
    End Sub

How do do this in a simple way? I mean like. Using FOR LOOP instead of those, Can radio button in a panel be assigned to a sequence of numbers? If can, how can i accomplish that as i want to use FOR loop in the "panal private sub"

[sanox]

Please help please.

[VBDT]

Public Class Form1

    Dim flags As List(Of String)

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Me.flags = New List(Of String)
        Dim dInfo As New IO.DirectoryInfo("path to the images' directory")
        'Get all the files in the image directory.
        For Each fInfo As IO.FileInfo In dInfo.GetFiles(".gif")
            flags.Add(fInfo.FullName)
        Next
        Me.FlagPictureBox.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.Zoom
    End Sub

    Private Sub FlagButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles FlagButton.Click
        Dim rand As New Random
        Dim index As Integer = rand.Next(0, 10)
        Me.FlagPictureBox.BackgroundImage = Image.FromFile(flags(index))
        Me.FlagPictureBox.Tag = IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(flags(index))
    End Sub

    Private Sub RadioButtons_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
    Handles BelgiumRadioButton.CheckedChanged, _
    ChinaRadioButton.CheckedChanged, _
    CanadaRadioButton.CheckedChanged

        Dim rButton As RadioButton = DirectCast(sender, RadioButton)
        If rButton.Text.ToUpperInvariant = CStr(Me.FlagPictureBox.Tag).ToUpperInvariant Then
            MessageBox.Show("You are right")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("You are wrong")
        End If
    End Sub

End Class

[VBDT]

Thanks guys, but my problem now is my picture does not fit the picturebox. How to reframe the picture to fit the picture box?

Use the pictureBox's Backgroundimag property instead of Imag and set the picturBox's "BackgroundImageLayout" to Zoom.

[jmcilhinney]

Use the pictureBox's Backgroundimag property instead of Imag and set the picturBox's "BackgroundImageLayout" to Zoom.

Use the Image property, which is what the PictureBox is for, and set the SizeMode to Zoom.

[VBDT]

Use the Image property, which is what the PictureBox is for, and set the SizeMode to Zoom.

That’s a good catch

[sanox]

Thanks guys, i am almost done. I have probably one last problem dealing with string concatenation.

'Dim choppedCountryName As String
Dim countryPic(12) As String
countryPic(0) = "Afghanistan.gif"
If rdbAfghanistan.Checked And random = 0 Then
            lblMessage.Text = "Congratulations, you'ge got the corrent one"
        Else
            lblMessage.Text = "Sorry, you are wrong, the correct answer is " '& choppedCountryName = countryPic(random).Remove(0, countryPic(random).Length - 4)
        End If

I would like to delete the 4 last characters (".gif"), how can i accomplish that?

[jmcilhinney]

Thanks guys, i am almost done. I have probably one last problem dealing with string concatenation.

'Dim choppedCountryName As String
Dim countryPic(12) As String
countryPic(0) = "Afghanistan.gif"
If rdbAfghanistan.Checked And random = 0 Then
            lblMessage.Text = "Congratulations, you'ge got the corrent one"
        Else
            lblMessage.Text = "Sorry, you are wrong, the correct answer is " '& choppedCountryName = countryPic(random).Remove(0, countryPic(random).Length - 4)
        End If

I would like to delete the 4 last characters (".gif"), how can i accomplish that?

This question has nothing to do with the topic of this thread and belongs in a thread of its own. Please keep each thread to a single topic and each topic to a single thread.

You can use the Path class from the System.IO namespace to manipulate file and folder paths. It has a GetFileNameWithoutExtension method for getting only the file name, excluding extension, from a path.

[sanox]

This is too advanced.. I cant find the GetFileNameWithoutExtension when i type "getfile". The GetFileNameWithoutExtension does not appear

[jmcilhinney]

When you type it where? It doesn't appear where? Maybe you should enter the full name wherever it is you're only typing "getfile" at the moment.

[sanox]

Normally, the properties and thee label names are auto complete when we tab or it will show(selections) while we are typing.

It show "GetFileNameWithoutExtension is not declared"

I think it would be easier if i could delete the last 4 letters from the array -- countryPic(0) = "Afghanistan.gif"

I tried this

Public Shared Function GetFileNameWithoutExtension(ByVal path As String) As String

    End Function
lblMessage.Text = "Sorry, you are wrong, the correct answer is " & GetFileNameWithoutExtension(countryPic(random))

It did not work also

[sanox]

Help Please. I just want to delete the 4 last characters. That's all, since the above function does not work.

[jmcilhinney]

GetFileNameWithoutExtension is, as I said, a member of the System.IO.Path class. If you don't know how to use it then look it up in the Help.

[.paul.]

dim filename as string = "Afghanistan.gif"
filename = io.path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(filename)