Hi,
I must design a method that receive a Control object and return a single
value if it is a TextBox object, another value if it is a ComboBox object
and so on.
If I try a "if-else-if" loop, this will be very unhappy! Can I use a foreach
to make that? How declare and create the array for use in the operator "is"
(for test a Control, like "cont is TextBox")?
Thanks,
Max 10 1349
Max André Bündchen wrote: Hi,
I must design a method that receive a Control object and return a single value if it is a TextBox object, another value if it is a ComboBox object and so on.
If I try a "if-else-if" loop, this will be very unhappy! Can I use a foreach to make that? How declare and create the array for use in the operator "is" (for test a Control, like "cont is TextBox")?
Thanks,
Max
You can't use foreach for things like "all *textboxes* in this list,
and ignore other controls", if that is what you mean.
I don't think you can use "overloadin g" on the method, as you supply
a *Control* (that happens to be a TextBox) instead of a "real" TextBox.
So I think you are stuck with a bunch of if's, probably along the
lines of:
private string ControlValue(Co ntrol myComtrol)
{
TextBox tb = myControl as TextBox;
if (tb != null)
return tb.Text;
ComboBox cbx = myControl as ComboBox;
if (cbx != null)
return cbx.SelectedVal ue; // or whatever the correct property is
// etc.
}
--
Hans Kesting
Hans,
I think using "is" is the better option.
if(_control is TextBox) .
{
//do ur stuff
}
I agree with the rest. If you run a "foreach" over the control collection,
you will have to have as many foreaches as the number of Control Types you
are supporting. This is a better and a faster way.
Ranjan.
-- http://dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/dotnut
"Hans Kesting" <ne***********@ spamgourmet.com > wrote in message
news:Ow******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl... Max André Bündchen wrote: Hi,
I must design a method that receive a Control object and return a single value if it is a TextBox object, another value if it is a ComboBox
object and so on.
If I try a "if-else-if" loop, this will be very unhappy! Can I use a
foreach to make that? How declare and create the array for use in the operator
"is" (for test a Control, like "cont is TextBox")?
Thanks,
Max
You can't use foreach for things like "all *textboxes* in this list, and ignore other controls", if that is what you mean.
I don't think you can use "overloadin g" on the method, as you supply a *Control* (that happens to be a TextBox) instead of a "real" TextBox.
So I think you are stuck with a bunch of if's, probably along the lines of:
private string ControlValue(Co ntrol myComtrol) { TextBox tb = myControl as TextBox; if (tb != null) return tb.Text;
ComboBox cbx = myControl as ComboBox; if (cbx != null) return cbx.SelectedVal ue; // or whatever the correct property is
// etc. }
-- Hans Kesting
> If I try a "if-else-if" loop, this will be very unhappy! Can I use a
foreach
:-)
"Max André Bündchen" <.> wrote in message
news:OC******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl... Hi,
I must design a method that receive a Control object and return a single value if it is a TextBox object, another value if it is a ComboBox object and so on.
If I try a "if-else-if" loop, this will be very unhappy! Can I use a
foreach to make that? How declare and create the array for use in the operator
"is" (for test a Control, like "cont is TextBox")?
Thanks,
Max
Hi,
Yes, you can do it.
Just create a new struct like this:
struct XXX
{
Type ControlType;
string Value;
}
create a collection of it with the controls/values you want to add
ArrayList ar = new ArrayList()
ar.Add( new XXX( typeof( System.Windows. Forms.TextBox, "textbox);
.....
the later you can do your method like this:
string GetValue( object o )
{
foreach( XXX x in ar)
if ( x.ControlType == o.GetType() )
return x.Value;
}
You could do it even without the foreach if you use a Hashtable instead of a
ArrayList
Cheers,
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
"Max André Bündchen" <.> wrote in message
news:OC******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl... Hi,
I must design a method that receive a Control object and return a single value if it is a TextBox object, another value if it is a ComboBox object and so on.
If I try a "if-else-if" loop, this will be very unhappy! Can I use a foreach to make that? How declare and create the array for use in the operator "is" (for test a Control, like "cont is TextBox")?
Thanks,
Max
Ignacio,
You still have to have the "if" statements. So whatever you have said,
though technically correct, is an overkill i am afraid.
Ranjan
-- http://dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/dotnut
"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.mach in AT dot.state.fl.us > wrote
in message news:O5******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl... Hi,
Yes, you can do it. Just create a new struct like this: struct XXX { Type ControlType; string Value; }
create a collection of it with the controls/values you want to add
ArrayList ar = new ArrayList()
ar.Add( new XXX( typeof( System.Windows. Forms.TextBox, "textbox); ....
the later you can do your method like this:
string GetValue( object o ) { foreach( XXX x in ar) if ( x.ControlType == o.GetType() ) return x.Value; }
You could do it even without the foreach if you use a Hashtable instead of
a ArrayList
Cheers,
-- Ignacio Machin, ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us Florida Department Of Transportation "Max André Bündchen" <.> wrote in message news:OC******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl... Hi,
I must design a method that receive a Control object and return a single value if it is a TextBox object, another value if it is a ComboBox
object and so on.
If I try a "if-else-if" loop, this will be very unhappy! Can I use a foreach to make that? How declare and create the array for use in the operator "is" (for test a Control, like "cont is TextBox")?
Thanks,
Max
Hi,
The IF ( or a comparision) will never dissapear, you could only hide it.
even if you use a Hashtable , use object.GetType( ).ToString() as the key
internally the Hashtable will do a IF
Your code may looks much cleaner though.
Cheers,
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
"Ranjan" <ra************ *@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uJ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl... Ignacio, You still have to have the "if" statements. So whatever you have said, though technically correct, is an overkill i am afraid. Ranjan
-- http://dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/dotnut
"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.mach in AT dot.state.fl.us > wrote in message news:O5******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl... Hi,
Yes, you can do it. Just create a new struct like this: struct XXX { Type ControlType; string Value; }
create a collection of it with the controls/values you want to add
ArrayList ar = new ArrayList()
ar.Add( new XXX( typeof( System.Windows. Forms.TextBox, "textbox); ....
the later you can do your method like this:
string GetValue( object o ) { foreach( XXX x in ar) if ( x.ControlType == o.GetType() ) return x.Value; }
You could do it even without the foreach if you use a Hashtable instead of a ArrayList
Cheers,
-- Ignacio Machin, ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us Florida Department Of Transportation "Max André Bündchen" <.> wrote in message news:OC******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl... > Hi, > > I must design a method that receive a Control object and return a > single > value if it is a TextBox object, another value if it is a ComboBox object > and so on. > > If I try a "if-else-if" loop, this will be very unhappy! Can I use a > foreach to make that? How declare and create the array for use in the > operator "is" (for test a Control, like "cont is TextBox")? > > Thanks, > > Max >
Hans Kesting wrote: TextBox tb = myControl as TextBox; if (tb != null) return tb.Text;
Ranjan wrote: I think using "is" is the better option. if(_control is TextBox) . { //do ur stuff }
I'm reading Jeffrey Richter's "Applied Microsoft .NET Framework Programming"
right now, and he makes an argument on pages 119 and 120 that "as" is a
better option than "is". The argument goes something like this. Each time
you perform an "is", an "as" or a cast, the run-time checks the types
involved for compatibility, and that costs time. When you do an "is", type
checking typically needs to occur twice:
if(myControl is TextBox) //type checking occurs here...
{
TextBox myTextBox=(Text Box) myControl; //...and again here!
//do stuff with myTextBox...
}
Whereas if you do an "as", a type check only occurs once:
TextBox myTextBox=(myCo ntrol as TextBox) //type checking occurs here...
if(myTextBox!=n ull) //...but not here!
{
//do stuff with myTextBox...
}
So theoretically at least, code is more efficient with "as" than with "is"
plus a cast, because a type compatibility check takes more time than simple
null-reference check.
This is probably not very helpful to the person who asked the original
question, but I thought I'd share the point anyway :-)
--
Michal Boleslav Mechura va******@hotmai l.com
Thanks Michal for the pointer. I seem to have forgot my basics.
Thanks
-- http://dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/dotnut
"Michal Boleslav Mechura" <va******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:11******** *******@ns1-ext.dcu.ie... Hans Kesting wrote: TextBox tb = myControl as TextBox; if (tb != null) return tb.Text; Ranjan wrote: I think using "is" is the better option. if(_control is TextBox) . { //do ur stuff }
I'm reading Jeffrey Richter's "Applied Microsoft .NET Framework
Programming" right now, and he makes an argument on pages 119 and 120 that "as" is a better option than "is". The argument goes something like this. Each time you perform an "is", an "as" or a cast, the run-time checks the types involved for compatibility, and that costs time. When you do an "is", type checking typically needs to occur twice:
if(myControl is TextBox) //type checking occurs here... { TextBox myTextBox=(Text Box) myControl; //...and again here! //do stuff with myTextBox... }
Whereas if you do an "as", a type check only occurs once:
TextBox myTextBox=(myCo ntrol as TextBox) //type checking occurs here... if(myTextBox!=n ull) //...but not here! { //do stuff with myTextBox... }
So theoretically at least, code is more efficient with "as" than with "is" plus a cast, because a type compatibility check takes more time than
simple null-reference check.
This is probably not very helpful to the person who asked the original question, but I thought I'd share the point anyway :-)
-- Michal Boleslav Mechura va******@hotmai l.com
but not applicable here :)
-- http://dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/dotnut
"Ranjan" <ra************ *@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ec******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl... Thanks Michal for the pointer. I seem to have forgot my basics.
Thanks
-- http://dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/dotnut
"Michal Boleslav Mechura" <va******@hotma il.com> wrote in message news:11******** *******@ns1-ext.dcu.ie... Hans Kesting wrote: TextBox tb = myControl as TextBox; if (tb != null) return tb.Text;
Ranjan wrote: I think using "is" is the better option. if(_control is TextBox) . { //do ur stuff }
I'm reading Jeffrey Richter's "Applied Microsoft .NET Framework Programming" right now, and he makes an argument on pages 119 and 120 that "as" is a better option than "is". The argument goes something like this. Each
time you perform an "is", an "as" or a cast, the run-time checks the types involved for compatibility, and that costs time. When you do an "is",
type checking typically needs to occur twice:
if(myControl is TextBox) //type checking occurs here... { TextBox myTextBox=(Text Box) myControl; //...and again here! //do stuff with myTextBox... }
Whereas if you do an "as", a type check only occurs once:
TextBox myTextBox=(myCo ntrol as TextBox) //type checking occurs here... if(myTextBox!=n ull) //...but not here! { //do stuff with myTextBox... }
So theoretically at least, code is more efficient with "as" than with
"is" plus a cast, because a type compatibility check takes more time than simple null-reference check.
This is probably not very helpful to the person who asked the original question, but I thought I'd share the point anyway :-)
-- Michal Boleslav Mechura va******@hotmai l.com
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