[RESOLVED] Picturebox help

[meight]

Hi, i've placed the images I want to use in the projects resource file (any old image to test), and i've loaded them into the picture boxes when the application loads.

I use drag & drop and can change the picture from one box to the other, and basicaly swap them around. One problem.... I can't figure out what picture is in which box after i've moved them.

Is there any way to somhow receive or return the name of the picture currently in a picturebox (i.e the name of the image in the resource file)

Thanks.

[.paul.]

you could store the image name in the picturebox tag property, then change that as you DnD

[meight]

you could store the image name in the picturebox tag property, then change that as you DnD

Hmm never heard of that property or used picture boxes much, can you elaborate?

Thanks

[.paul.]

if you post the code you're using i'll show you how to integrate what i suggested

[meight]

if you post the code you're using i'll show you how to integrate what i suggested

Dragging and dropping to another picturebox then putting the image that got replaced into other (i.e swapping them around) :

Private Sub Item1_MouseMove(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles Item1.MouseMove
        'Source PictureBox 
        If e.Button = MouseButtons.Left Then
            Item1.DoDragDrop(Item1.Image, DragDropEffects.All)
        End If
    End Sub

Private Sub MainItem_DragDrop(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles MainItem.DragDrop
        'Set the image to be the dragged image. 
        If (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap)) Then
            TempImage.Image = MainItem.Image
            Me.MainItem.Image = CType((e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.Bitmap)), Bitmap)
            Item1.Image = TempImage.Image
        End If
    End Sub

 Private Sub MainItem_DragEnter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles MainItem.DragEnter
        'Target PictureBox
        'Drag Drop Effects 
        If e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap) Then
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy
        Else
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.None
        End If
    End Sub

[.paul.]

try this:

Public Class Form1
 
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Item1.Image = My.Resources.[resourceName1]
        Item1.Tag = "[resourceName1]"
        MainItem.Image = My.Resources.[resourceName2]
        MainItem.Tag = "[resourceName2]"
        Label1.Text = "Item1.Tag = " & Item1.Tag
        Label2.Text = "MainItem.Tag = " & MainItem.Tag
        Item1.AllowDrop = True
        MainItem.AllowDrop = True
    End Sub
 
    Dim description As String
 
    Private Sub Item1_Mousedown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles Item1.MouseDown
        'Source PictureBox 
        If e.Button = MouseButtons.Left Then
            description = Item1.Tag.ToString
            Item1.DoDragDrop(Item1.Image, DragDropEffects.Move)
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub MainItem_DragDrop(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles MainItem.DragDrop
        'Set the image to be the dragged image. 
        If (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap)) Then
            TempImage.Image = MainItem.Image
            TempImage.Tag = MainItem.Tag
            MainItem.Image = CType((e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.Bitmap)), Bitmap)
            MainItem.Tag = description
            Item1.Image = TempImage.Image
            Item1.Tag = TempImage.Tag
            Label1.Text = "Item1.Tag = " & Item1.Tag
            Label2.Text = "MainItem.Tag = " & MainItem.Tag
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub MainItem_DragOver(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles MainItem.DragOver
        'Target PictureBox
        'Drag Drop Effects 
        If e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap) Then
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Move
        Else
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.None
        End If
    End Sub
 
End Class

[meight]

try this:

Public Class Form1
 
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Item1.Image = My.Resources.[resourceName1]
        Item1.Tag = "[resourceName1]"
        MainItem.Image = My.Resources.[resourceName2]
        MainItem.Tag = "[resourceName2]"
        Label1.Text = "Item1.Tag = " & Item1.Tag
        Label2.Text = "MainItem.Tag = " & MainItem.Tag
        Item1.AllowDrop = True
        MainItem.AllowDrop = True
    End Sub
 
    Dim description As String
 
    Private Sub Item1_Mousedown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles Item1.MouseDown
        'Source PictureBox 
        If e.Button = MouseButtons.Left Then
            description = Item1.Tag.ToString
            Item1.DoDragDrop(Item1.Image, DragDropEffects.Move)
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub MainItem_DragDrop(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles MainItem.DragDrop
        'Set the image to be the dragged image. 
        If (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap)) Then
            TempImage.Image = MainItem.Image
            TempImage.Tag = MainItem.Tag
            MainItem.Image = CType((e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.Bitmap)), Bitmap)
            MainItem.Tag = description
            Item1.Image = TempImage.Image
            Item1.Tag = TempImage.Tag
            Label1.Text = "Item1.Tag = " & Item1.Tag
            Label2.Text = "MainItem.Tag = " & MainItem.Tag
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub MainItem_DragOver(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles MainItem.DragOver
        'Target PictureBox
        'Drag Drop Effects 
        If e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap) Then
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Move
        Else
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.None
        End If
    End Sub
 
End Class

Nice that works, one more thing:

I added another picturebox (Item2) which can swap with the main picture box(mainitem) the same as item1. However, when I drag that image to the main picturebox, it doesn't know which picturebox the image came from so it doesn't know if to put the image from the main into image1 or image2.

I tryed adding a IF statement and seeing if the tag contains the text item1, if so replace item1's picturebox, however it didn't work and went a bit odd (I didn't save it incase that happened). Any way to see the source picturebox where the item was received from?

Thanks,
I repped you.

[meight]

fixed, don't need help now unless there's a built in method that tells u where the drag & drop came from, just used a variable.

[.paul.]

here's a solution:

Public Class Form1
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Item1.Image = My.Resources.[resourceName1]
        Item1.Tag = "[resourceName1]"
        Item2.Image = My.Resources.[resourceName2]
        Item2.Tag = "[resourceName2]"
        MainItem.Image = My.Resources.[resourceName3]
        MainItem.Tag = "[resourceName3]"
        Label1.Text = "Item1.Tag = " & Item1.Tag
        Label2.Text = "Item2.Tag = " & Item2.Tag
        Label3.Text = "MainItem.Tag = " & MainItem.Tag
        Item1.AllowDrop = True
        Item2.AllowDrop = True
        MainItem.AllowDrop = True
    End Sub
 
    Dim source As PictureBox
 
    Private Sub Items_Mousedown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles Item1.MouseDown, Item2.MouseDown
        source = DirectCast(sender, PictureBox)
        'Source PictureBox 
        If e.Button = MouseButtons.Left Then
            source.DoDragDrop(source.Image, DragDropEffects.Move)
        End If
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub MainItem_DragDrop(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles MainItem.DragDrop
        'Set the image to be the dragged image. 
        If (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap)) Then
            TempImage.Image = MainItem.Image
            TempImage.Tag = MainItem.Tag
            MainItem.Image = CType((e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.Bitmap)), Bitmap)
            MainItem.Tag = source.Tag
            source.Image = TempImage.Image
            source.Tag = TempImage.Tag
            Label1.Text = "Item1.Tag = " & Item1.Tag
            Label2.Text = "Item2.Tag = " & Item2.Tag
            Label3.Text = "MainItem.Tag = " & MainItem.Tag
        End If
    End Sub
    Private Sub MainItem_DragOver(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles MainItem.DragOver
        'Target PictureBox
        'Drag Drop Effects 
        If e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap) Then
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Move
        Else
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.None
        End If
    End Sub
End Class