Can't find object reference

[Poewood]

Okay here are four classes for a pocket pc program: Input, fpositional,
ComboBoxArray and TextBoxArray. The "input" class is the form. I use the
fpositional class to handle most of the functions for the objects on the
form, in addition the The objects are created in the fpositional class and
affixed to the Input form through the fpositional constructor which takes the
form as an argument. The ComboBox and TextBox Array classes hold the
respective objects. I want the objects to interact with eachother through
their
event handlers. This example tries to manipulate the Back and Fore color of
the two object types. (Note: if you don't have a PocketPC the PPC Emulator
will not change the color of the ComboBox.) You can add a MessageBox in the
updateObjectsCo lors() function in fpositional to report other property
settings.
You will get errors with the updateObjectsCo lors() function in the Array
classes. It asks for an object reference but I can't seem to find the
reference. The program will run if you comment out the updateObjectsCo lors()
used in the event handlers of the Array Classes. I hope someone can figure
this out.

Here are the 4 classes:

****Input Class****
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collecti ons;
using System.Windows. Forms;
using System.Data;

namespace PocketFSR
{
public class Input : System.Windows. Forms.Form
{
private System.Windows. Forms.Button button1;
private System.Windows. Forms.Button button2;
private System.Windows. Forms.MainMenu InputMenu;
fpositional position;

public Input(){Initial izeComponent(); }

protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
base.Dispose( disposing );
}
#region Windows Form Designer generated code

private void InitializeCompo nent()
{
this.InputMenu = new System.Windows. Forms.MainMenu( );
this.button1 = new System.Windows. Forms.Button();
this.button2 = new System.Windows. Forms.Button();
//
// button1
//
this.button1.Lo cation = new System.Drawing. Point(48, 208);
this.button1.Si ze = new System.Drawing. Size(64, 32);
this.button1.Te xt = "Add";
this.button1.Cl ick += new System.EventHan dler(this.butto n1_Click);
//
// button2
//
this.button2.Lo cation = new System.Drawing. Point(120, 208);
this.button2.Si ze = new System.Drawing. Size(72, 32);
this.button2.Te xt = "Remove";
this.button2.Cl ick += new System.EventHan dler(this.butto n2_Click);
//
// Input
//
this.Controls.A dd(this.button2 );
this.Controls.A dd(this.button1 );
this.Menu = this.InputMenu;
this.Text = "PocketFSR" ;

}
#endregion

static void Main(){Applicat ion.Run(new Input());}
private void button1_Click(o bject sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
position = new fpositional(thi s);
}
private void button2_Click(o bject sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
position.clearA rrays();

}
}
}

*************fp ositional class********

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collecti ons;
using System.Windows. Forms;
using System.Data;

namespace PocketFSR
{
public class fpositional
{
ComboBoxArray cbArray; TextBoxArray tbArray;
public fpositional(Sys tem.Windows.For ms.Form f)
{

tbArray = new TextBoxArray(f) ;
cbArray = new ComboBoxArray(f );
for(int x = 0;x<5;x++)
{
cbArray.AddNewC omboBox();
tbArray.AddNewT extBox();
}
}

public void updateObjectsCo lors(int i)
{
Color klr, fklr;
switch (cbArray[i].SelectedItem.T oString())
{
case "Yes":
klr=Color.Light Green;
fklr= Color.Black;
break;
case "No":
klr=Color.Red;
fklr= Color.White;
break;
case "NA":
klr=Color.Black ;
fklr= Color.White;
break;
}

if (cbArray[i].SelectedItem != null && cbArray[i].SelectedItem.T oString()
!= "")
{
klr=Color.Red;
fklr= Color.White;
}
else
{
klr=Color.Light Green;
fklr= Color.Black;
}
tbArray[i].BackColor=klr;
tbArray[i].ForeColor=fklr ;
}
public void clearArrays()
{
cbArray.ClearAr ray();
tbArray.ClearAr ray();
}
}
}

*********TextBo xArray Class********** **

using System;

namespace PocketFSR
{
public class TextBoxArray : System.Collecti ons.CollectionB ase
{
private readonly System.Windows. Forms.Form HostForm;

public System.Windows. Forms.TextBox AddNewTextBox()
{
// Create a new instance of the TextBox class.
System.Windows. Forms.TextBox aTextBox = new
System.Windows. Forms.TextBox() ;
this.List.Add(a TextBox);
HostForm.Contro ls.Add(aTextBox );
// Set intial properties for the TextBox object.
aTextBox.Top = Count * 25;
aTextBox.Left = 0;
aTextBox.Multil ine=true;
aTextBox.Text = "TextBox " + this.Count.ToSt ring();
aTextBox.GotFoc us += new System.EventHan dler(GotFocusHa ndler);
aTextBox.LostFo cus += new System.EventHan dler(LostFocusH andler);
aTextBox.TextCh anged += new System.EventHan dler(TextChange dHandler);
return aTextBox;
}
public TextBoxArray(Sy stem.Windows.Fo rms.Form host) {HostForm = host;}
public System.Windows. Forms.TextBox this [int Index] {get{return
(System.Windows .Forms.TextBox) this.List[Index];}}
public void Remove(){if (this.Count >
0){HostForm.Con trols.Remove(th is[this.Count-1]); this.List.Remov eAt(this.Count -1);}}
public void ClearArray(){fo r (int i =
this.List.Count-1;i>-1;i--){HostForm.Cont rols.Remove(thi s[i]);this.List.Rem oveAt(i);}}
public void GotFocusHandler (Object sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
if (this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].Text != null &&
this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].Text != "")
{
this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].SelectionStart =
this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].Text.Length;
}
else
{
updateObjectsCo lors(this.List. IndexOf(sender) );
}
}
public void LostFocusHandle r(Object sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
updateObjectsCo lors(this.List. IndexOf(sender) );
}
public void TextChangedHand ler(Object sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
updateObjectsCo lors(this.List. IndexOf(sender) );
}
}
}

*********ComboB oxArray Class********** **

using System;

namespace PocketFSR
{
public class ComboBoxArray : System.Collecti ons.CollectionB ase
{
private readonly System.Windows. Forms.Form HostForm;
public System.Windows. Forms.ComboBox AddNewComboBox( )
{ // Create a new instance of the ComboBox class.
System.Windows. Forms.ComboBox aComboBox = new
System.Windows. Forms.ComboBox( );
this.List.Add(a ComboBox);
HostForm.Contro ls.Add(aComboBo x);
// Set intial properties for the ComboBox object.
//aComboBox.Size = System.Drawing. Size(46,20);
aComboBox.Top = Count * 25;
aComboBox.Left = 100;
aComboBox.Items .Add("NA");
aComboBox.Items .Add("Yes");
aComboBox.Items .Add("No");
aComboBox.Font= new
System.Drawing. Font("Tahoma",1 0,System.Drawin g.FontStyle.Bol d);
aComboBox.Selec tedIndexChanged += new
System.EventHan dler(SelectedIn dexChangedHandl er);
aComboBox.GotFo cus += new System.EventHan dler(GotFocusHa ndler);
return aComboBox;
}
public ComboBoxArray(S ystem.Windows.F orms.Form host){HostForm = host;}
public System.Windows. Forms.ComboBox this [int Index] { get {return
(System.Windows .Forms.ComboBox ) this.List[Index];}}
public void setPosition(){f or(int i =
0;i<this.List.C ount;i++){this[i].Top=0;}}
public void expand(int i){this[i].Top=0;this[i].BringToFront() ;}
public void Remove(){if (this.Count >
0){HostForm.Con trols.Remove(th is[this.Count-1]);this.List.Rem oveAt(this.Coun t
-1);}}
public void ClearArray(){fo r (int i =
this.List.Count-1;i>-1;i--){HostForm.Cont rols.Remove(thi s[i]);this.List.Rem oveAt(i);}}
public void GotFocusHandler (Object sender, System.EventArg s
e){this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].BackColor=Syst em.Drawing.Colo r.White;this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].ForeColor=Syst em.Drawing.Colo r.Black;}
public void SelectedIndexCh angedHandler(Ob ject sender, System.EventArg s e)
{ switch(this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].SelectedItem.T oString())
{
case "NA":
this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].BackColor=Syst em.Drawing.Colo r.Black;
this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].ForeColor=Syst em.Drawing.Colo r.White;
break;
case "No":
this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].BackColor=Syst em.Drawing.Colo r.Red;
this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].ForeColor=Syst em.Drawing.Colo r.White;
break;
case "Yes":
this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].BackColor=Syst em.Drawing.Colo r.LightGreen;
this[this.List.Index Of(sender)].ForeColor=Syst em.Drawing.Colo r.Black;
break;
}
updateObjectsCo lors(this.List. IndexOf(sender) );
}
}
}

[Morten Wennevik]

Hi Poewood,

Well, of course you get errors (I assume you mean compiler errors).
You call updateObjectsCo lors, but you don't say where the method is located, so the compiler will look inside the TextBoxArray/ComboBoxArray classes. And there are no updateObjectsCo lors method in either one.

You do, however, have the method in the fpositional class, but to use that one you will need to pass it as a reference when creating the arrays.

tbArray = new TextBoxArray(f, fp);

public TextBoxArray(Sy stem.Windows.Fo rms.Form host, fpositional fp)
{
HostForm = host;
parent_fpositio nal = fp;
}

....

parent_fpositio nal.updateObjec tsColors(...);

--
Happy coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Poewood <Po*****@discus sions.microsoft .com> wrote:

<snip>

You will get errors with the updateObjectsCo lors() function in the Array
classes. It asks for an object reference but I can't seem to find the
reference.

What *exactly* does it do? Please post the *exact* error message.

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[Poewood]

Thanx Morten you were right on. I appreciate the time you took to help me.

Poe

"Morten Wennevik" wrote:

Hi Poewood,

Well, of course you get errors (I assume you mean compiler errors).
You call updateObjectsCo lors, but you don't say where the method is located, so the compiler will look inside the TextBoxArray/ComboBoxArray classes. And there are no updateObjectsCo lors method in either one.

You do, however, have the method in the fpositional class, but to use that one you will need to pass it as a reference when creating the arrays.

tbArray = new TextBoxArray(f, fp);

public TextBoxArray(Sy stem.Windows.Fo rms.Form host, fpositional fp)
{
HostForm = host;
parent_fpositio nal = fp;
}

....

parent_fpositio nal.updateObjec tsColors(...);

--
Happy coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]