help with creating a 'nickname' or 'alias'

[Tarren]

Hi:

I am not sure what the code would be to achieve this.

I am looking for a way to give an alias to an object, so I can assign values
to the object regardless of the name.

What is the way to make an object which is just a shortcut to another
object, so when I am referring to the shortcut, it is really altering the
original object?

something like a myAlias but I am not sure how to declare it

If something then
myAlias = dataGRID1
elseif something else
myAlias = dataGRID2
else
myAlias = dataGRID3
end if

<ADO functions to create dataset as oDS>

myAlias.DataSource = oDS
myAlias.Databind()

I want to not have to write the ADO functions three times. I need to
determine the datagrid up front, and not after the ADO functions for logical
reasons within the code.

VB .NET or C# example would be fine. Hopefully VB .NET given the newsgroup


Thanks!

 

[Chris, Master of All Things Insignificant]

If your problem is as simple as I'm think it is, just do this:

Dim myAlias as DataGrid
If something then
myAlias = dataGRID1
elseif something else
myAlias = dataGRID2
else
myAlias = dataGRID3
end if

myAlias.DataSource = oDS
myAlias.Databind()

Notice how I don't use "new" to declare the variable. I'm not creating an
object, just a reference point to other objects.

Hope it helps
Chris

 

[Tarren]

Thanks! Works perfectly.

If your problem is as simple as I'm think it is, just do this:

Dim myAlias as DataGrid
If something then
myAlias = dataGRID1
elseif something else
myAlias = dataGRID2
else
myAlias = dataGRID3
end if

myAlias.DataSource = oDS
myAlias.Databind()

Notice how I don't use "new" to declare the variable. I'm not creating an
object, just a reference point to other objects.

Hope it helps
Chris