Hello,
I am trying to manipulate the properties of a form's controls from a class.
I dont want to make the form's control public.
Attached is a code snippet of what I am trying to accomplish:
Public Form1()
public void SetLabel4Text(string theText)
{
label4.Text = theText;
}
---
class clsDataLayer
Form1.SetLabel4Text("Hello World");
When I try to do this, I get invalid token '(' in class, struct, or
interface member declaration
Is what I am attempting to do invalid?
9  1998 
your supporting classes shouldnt really be manipulating ur presentation layer
hey.
I agree with you. However, the presentation layer needs to know the
status of a function in process (attempting to connect to a database
server). Prior to the connection, the presentation layer displays "Not
yet connected" (by default).
The presentation layer calls a function in the data access layer to
attempt to connect to the database. I need a way to tell the user (by
updating the label) that the application is "Attempting to connect to
the database." The presentation layer cant query the function in
progess, only before or after. So as of now, the GUI can get a
response from the data layer when we are "Not yet connected" and when
we have "Connection Established" and when we have "Connection Error",
but I have not yet figured out how to tell the GUI "Attempting to
connect" while the data layer is actually attempting the connection.
Any ideas?
XOR wrote:
your supporting classes shouldnt really be manipulating ur presentation layer
hey.
you could pass your label control 'by reference' to your function and then
use the parameter object to update its text?
Seems like you could use event handlers somehow. Like
add a change event handler to a property in a class, say in your
business layer. Have the DAL change the property, and
have the form change the label when the property changes.
Something like that. If you want to be truly disconnected,
I mean.
I'm sure others will chime in if this is an incredibly
stupid idea. I will claim the lateness of the hour as
my excuse.
Robin S.
------------------------------
<ti******@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:11**********************@79g2000cws.googlegro ups.com...
>I agree with you. However, the presentation layer needs to know the
status of a function in process (attempting to connect to a database
server). Prior to the connection, the presentation layer displays
"Not
yet connected" (by default).
The presentation layer calls a function in the data access layer to
attempt to connect to the database. I need a way to tell the user (by
updating the label) that the application is "Attempting to connect to
the database." The presentation layer cant query the function in
progess, only before or after. So as of now, the GUI can get a
response from the data layer when we are "Not yet connected" and when
we have "Connection Established" and when we have "Connection Error",
but I have not yet figured out how to tell the GUI "Attempting to
connect" while the data layer is actually attempting the connection.
Any ideas?
XOR wrote:
>your supporting classes shouldnt really be manipulating ur
presentation layer
hey.
Can you give me an example?
XOR wrote:
you could pass your label control 'by reference' to your function and then
use the parameter object to update its text?
So,
The UI layer will subscribe to specific events in the data access layer and
process changes to the label based on event notifications?
-Tirrell
"RobinS" <Ro****@NoSpam.yah.nonewrote in message
news:ou******************************@comcast.com. ..
Seems like you could use event handlers somehow. Like
add a change event handler to a property in a class, say in your
business layer. Have the DAL change the property, and
have the form change the label when the property changes.
Something like that. If you want to be truly disconnected,
I mean.
I'm sure others will chime in if this is an incredibly
stupid idea. I will claim the lateness of the hour as
my excuse.
Robin S.
------------------------------
<ti******@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:11**********************@79g2000cws.googlegro ups.com...
>>I agree with you. However, the presentation layer needs to know the
status of a function in process (attempting to connect to a database
server). Prior to the connection, the presentation layer displays "Not
yet connected" (by default).
The presentation layer calls a function in the data access layer to
attempt to connect to the database. I need a way to tell the user (by
updating the label) that the application is "Attempting to connect to
the database." The presentation layer cant query the function in
progess, only before or after. So as of now, the GUI can get a
response from the data layer when we are "Not yet connected" and when
we have "Connection Established" and when we have "Connection Error",
but I have not yet figured out how to tell the GUI "Attempting to
connect" while the data layer is actually attempting the connection.
Any ideas?
XOR wrote:
>>your supporting classes shouldnt really be manipulating ur presentation
layer
hey.
Right. That's my theory. Then if you changed the UI, you
could ignore the raised event by not subscribing to it,
and wouldn't have to change your DAL, which is the point
of separating them, after all.
Robin S.
--------------------------------
"tirrell payton" <ti******@nospam.hotmail.comwrote in message
news:45**********************@roadrunner.com...
So,
The UI layer will subscribe to specific events in the data access
layer and process changes to the label based on event notifications?
-Tirrell
"RobinS" <Ro****@NoSpam.yah.nonewrote in message
news:ou******************************@comcast.com. ..
>Seems like you could use event handlers somehow. Like
add a change event handler to a property in a class, say in your
business layer. Have the DAL change the property, and
have the form change the label when the property changes.
Something like that. If you want to be truly disconnected,
I mean.
I'm sure others will chime in if this is an incredibly
stupid idea. I will claim the lateness of the hour as
my excuse.
Robin S.
------------------------------
<ti******@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:11**********************@79g2000cws.googlegr oups.com...
>>>I agree with you. However, the presentation layer needs to know the
status of a function in process (attempting to connect to a database
server). Prior to the connection, the presentation layer displays
"Not
yet connected" (by default).
The presentation layer calls a function in the data access layer to
attempt to connect to the database. I need a way to tell the user
(by
updating the label) that the application is "Attempting to connect
to
the database." The presentation layer cant query the function in
progess, only before or after. So as of now, the GUI can get a
response from the data layer when we are "Not yet connected" and
when
we have "Connection Established" and when we have "Connection
Error",
but I have not yet figured out how to tell the GUI "Attempting to
connect" while the data layer is actually attempting the connection.
Any ideas?
XOR wrote:
your supporting classes shouldnt really be manipulating ur
presentation layer
hey.
I understand the theory behind it perfectly, but I have no idea how to
implement it.
Can you show me an example of the following:
Datalayer class raises event 1
Datalayer class raises event 2
UI class catches event and changes a label to "event 1"
UI class catches event and changes a label to "event 2"
"RobinS" <Ro****@NoSpam.yah.nonewrote in message
news:vv******************************@comcast.com. ..
Right. That's my theory. Then if you changed the UI, you
could ignore the raised event by not subscribing to it,
and wouldn't have to change your DAL, which is the point
of separating them, after all.
Robin S.
--------------------------------
"tirrell payton" <ti******@nospam.hotmail.comwrote in message
news:45**********************@roadrunner.com...
>So,
The UI layer will subscribe to specific events in the data access layer
and process changes to the label based on event notifications?
-Tirrell
"RobinS" <Ro****@NoSpam.yah.nonewrote in message
news:ou******************************@comcast.com ...
>>Seems like you could use event handlers somehow. Like
add a change event handler to a property in a class, say in your
business layer. Have the DAL change the property, and
have the form change the label when the property changes.
Something like that. If you want to be truly disconnected,
I mean.
I'm sure others will chime in if this is an incredibly
stupid idea. I will claim the lateness of the hour as
my excuse.
Robin S.
------------------------------
<ti******@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:11**********************@79g2000cws.googleg roups.com...
I agree with you. However, the presentation layer needs to know the
status of a function in process (attempting to connect to a database
server). Prior to the connection, the presentation layer displays "Not
yet connected" (by default).
The presentation layer calls a function in the data access layer to
attempt to connect to the database. I need a way to tell the user (by
updating the label) that the application is "Attempting to connect to
the database." The presentation layer cant query the function in
progess, only before or after. So as of now, the GUI can get a
response from the data layer when we are "Not yet connected" and when
we have "Connection Established" and when we have "Connection Error",
but I have not yet figured out how to tell the GUI "Attempting to
connect" while the data layer is actually attempting the connection.
Any ideas?
XOR wrote:
your supporting classes shouldnt really be manipulating ur
presentation layer
hey.
Well, I can implement it in VB, but I don't do C# very well.
Would that help anyway?
Robin S.
-------------------------------------
"tirrell payton" <ti******@nospam.hotmail.comwrote in message
news:45**********************@roadrunner.com...
>I understand the theory behind it perfectly, but I have no idea how to
implement it.
Can you show me an example of the following:
Datalayer class raises event 1
Datalayer class raises event 2
UI class catches event and changes a label to "event 1"
UI class catches event and changes a label to "event 2"
"RobinS" <Ro****@NoSpam.yah.nonewrote in message
news:vv******************************@comcast.com. ..
>Right. That's my theory. Then if you changed the UI, you
could ignore the raised event by not subscribing to it,
and wouldn't have to change your DAL, which is the point
of separating them, after all.
Robin S.
--------------------------------
"tirrell payton" <ti******@nospam.hotmail.comwrote in message
news:45**********************@roadrunner.com...
>>So,
The UI layer will subscribe to specific events in the data access
layer and process changes to the label based on event notifications?
-Tirrell
"RobinS" <Ro****@NoSpam.yah.nonewrote in message
news:ou******************************@comcast.co m...
Seems like you could use event handlers somehow. Like
add a change event handler to a property in a class, say in your
business layer. Have the DAL change the property, and
have the form change the label when the property changes.
Something like that. If you want to be truly disconnected,
I mean.
I'm sure others will chime in if this is an incredibly
stupid idea. I will claim the lateness of the hour as
my excuse.
Robin S.
------------------------------
<ti******@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:11**********************@79g2000cws.google groups.com...
>I agree with you. However, the presentation layer needs to know
>the
status of a function in process (attempting to connect to a
database
server). Prior to the connection, the presentation layer displays
"Not
yet connected" (by default).
>
The presentation layer calls a function in the data access layer
to
attempt to connect to the database. I need a way to tell the user
(by
updating the label) that the application is "Attempting to connect
to
the database." The presentation layer cant query the function in
progess, only before or after. So as of now, the GUI can get a
response from the data layer when we are "Not yet connected" and
when
we have "Connection Established" and when we have "Connection
Error",
but I have not yet figured out how to tell the GUI "Attempting to
connect" while the data layer is actually attempting the
connection.
Any ideas?
>
XOR wrote:
>your supporting classes shouldnt really be manipulating ur
>presentation layer
>hey.
>
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