Dynamically name a object?

[-BA-]

Hi!

I wonder if it is possible to dynamically name a object (e.g. checkbox,
combox etc.) during runtime.

I know I can create a object during runtime like this:

Me.MyLabel = New Label
Me.Controls.Add(Me.MyLabel)
MyLabel.Text = "This is a label created during runtime."

but I would need to create the objects from a xml file and before reading
the file I have no information how many or what kind of objects (standard
windows framework) are needed.

If it is not possible to dynamically name a object during creation, is there
some other way doing this?

Thanks,
-BA-

 

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Maybe this will help.
http://windowsforms.net/articles/wfml.aspx


Ken
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Hi!

I wonder if it is possible to dynamically name a object (e.g. checkbox,
combox etc.) during runtime.

I know I can create a object during runtime like this:

Me.MyLabel = New Label
Me.Controls.Add(Me.MyLabel)
MyLabel.Text = "This is a label created during runtime."

but I would need to create the objects from a xml file and before reading
the file I have no information how many or what kind of objects (standard
windows framework) are needed.

If it is not possible to dynamically name a object during creation, is there
some other way doing this?

Thanks,
-BA-

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I know I can create a object during runtime like this:

Me.MyLabel = New Label
Me.Controls.Add(Me.MyLabel)
MyLabel.Text = "This is a label created during runtime."

but I would need to create the objects from a xml file and before reading
the file I have no information how many or what kind of objects (standard
windows framework) are needed.

If it is not possible to dynamically name a object during creation, is
there some other way doing this

What you cannot do is creating a member variable with the name of the
control at runtime. However, you can store (name, control) pairs in a
'Hashtable', for example.