[Mono-list] Ported code from VB6 to VB.NET problem

[Rolf Bjarne Kvinge]

Hi,

On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Paul Johnson
<paul at all-the-johnsons.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've ported some of my old code from VB6 to VB.NET and have fixed just about
> all of the issues except for one.
>
> In VB6, there are collection arrays (so you can have the likes of an array
> of buttons etc). To get around the lack of these in VB.NET, I'm using a List
> for them
>
> For example
>
> Dim WithEvents cmdButtons As New List(Of Button)
>
> then in the Load event
>
> cmdButtons.AddRange(New Button() {_cmdButton_0, _cmdButton_1})
>
> etc
>
> This works fine. The problem is with the event handling. You obviously can't
> trigger a Click event (say) on a List.
>
> Short of creating a tonne of the same methods to fire off the events for
> each cmdButton, is there some generic way that everything within that List
> fires off the event?

The easiest solution is to not use WithEvents, but attach event
handlers manually (in any case your WithEvents declaration is wrong,
you'd be listening for events on the List, not events from the
individual buttons).

For Each button In cmdButtons
    AddHandler button.Click, cmdButton_Click
Next

Rolf

>
> Paul
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