Figured it out:
When adding it into the list, force the object itself to be added and
overload the tostring method in the object class.
:-)
Thanks!
Derek
"Derek Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for teh reply...Okay, so how can I add the object itself to the
> checkedlistbox?
>
> Thanks!
> Derek
>
>
>
> "Armin Zingler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:40744565$0$26129$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > "Derek Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb
> > > Here is some code that I need help with please:
> > >
> > > Dim result As New ArrayList
> > > Try
> > > For i = 0 To objecttest1.PersonList.person_returnnumber - 1
> > > result =
> > >
> >
>
objecttest1.PersonList.time_returnpunches(objecttest1.PersonList.person_getb
> > > yid(i).userid, "03/08/2004", "03/09/2004", True, False)
> > > 'The above line returns an object with several proerties,
> > > namely, a
> > > punch id that I want to be able to get out of the checkedlistbox
> > > collection:
> > > For j = 0 To result.Count - 1
> > > If result(j).approval = True Then
> > > CheckedListBox1.Items.Add(result(j).ToString, True)
> > > Else
> > > CheckedListBox1.Items.Add(result(j).ToString, False)
> > > End If
> > > Next
> > > Next
> > > ...
> > > End Try
> > >
> > > Okay so far...now, I want to find out which object ID's in the
> > > checkedlistbox collection have what state:
> > >
> > > Dim item As Object
> > > Dim quote As String = """"
> > > For Each item In CheckedListBox1.Items
> > > MessageBox.Show("Item with id: " + item.GetType.ToString + _
> > > 'Problem
> > > is on this line
> > > " is: " +
> > >
> >
>
CheckedListBox1.GetItemCheckState(CheckedListBox1.Items.IndexOf(item)).ToStr
> > > ing() + ".")
> > > Next
> > >
> > > The segment item.GetType.ToString returns System.String which is
> > > confusing me because I think it means that the objects in the
> > > checkedlistbox collection are string objects and not the objects
> > > themselves, which would explain why I can't reference a member of the
> > > punch object (id). Is this correct?
> >
> > Right
> >
> > > If it is, how can I do this so that I get the object's time property
> > > for each indexed collection? For example, I am wanting:
> > >
> > > checkedlistbox1 index = 0 results in this messagebox: Item with ID:
> > > 932 is: unchecked
> > > where '932' is the ID property of the time object that was loaded
> > > into the checkedlistbox
> >
> > As you didn't add the objects to the listbox, only a string, there is no
> > relation to the original object.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Armin
> >
> > How to quote and why:
> > http://www.plig.net/nnq/nquote.html
> > http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
> >
>
>
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