(VB.Net) Using GroupBox

[Asante]

Hi,

I am a newbie at VB. Net and I am having trouble using groupboxes. What I want to do is have a bunch of groupboxes stacked on top of each other, and on the on end of the form have buttons linked to each one of those groupboxes.

So when I click on a button, the corresponding GroupBox appears on top of all other Groupboxes, making the other groupboxes invisible.

A particular Groupbox only becomes visible when its corresponding button is clicked.

Can someone assist me please.

[scripto]

Sure thing. For each button click function, put the following code in it, and make sure that the bold line with "TextBox3" corresponds to its button. In other words, button1 click will have TextBox1, button2 will have TextBox2, etc.


Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click
Dim ctrl As Control
Dim ctrl2 As Control

For Each ctrl In Page.Controls

For Each ctrl2 In ctrl.Controls

Try
Dim tbox As New System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox
tbox = CType(ctrl2, System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox)
If tbox.ID <> "TextBox3" Then
tbox.Visible = False
Else
tbox.Visible = True
End If

Catch ex As Exception
'
End Try

Next

Next

End Sub

[Asante]

Thanks for your reply, but I could not get it to work. I saw mention of web controls, but I am using it for a Windows application. And the control I would like to make visisble and invisible is a groupBox....

I might be doing something wrong or maybe I am just not seeing it.
Could you please make it clear to me.... Thank you for your help

[scripto]

you're absolutely correct - my code is for web controls - i should have been more attentive.

Anyway, the principals are the same - hide all groupboxes except the one you are working with. The trick is to be able to scan your form for the controls. The FOR EACH loop will capture each control on your form. Test for the one you need (by ID) and code as you need.