Re Usable components

[=?Utf-8?B?UHVyZSBIZWFydA==?=]

hi

i want to make classes and components that i can re-use in developing
applications seems that just compiling and adding a referance of the dll to
my projects is not enough to let me use the classes inside them so haw can
that be done ?

and whats the difference between class and component ? i mean what shall i
do with the component user interface since i wont put controls and text boxes
on it ?
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[Marc Gravell]

>and adding a referance of the dll to my projects is not enough

It should be... are the classes declared public?
Also - do you mean via code, or via the GUI designer? If the latter you
might need to use the "Choose Items..." option on the toolbox to make
them visible.

Marc

[=?Utf-8?B?UHVyZSBIZWFydA==?=]

hi

thank you for yor answer but i dont see any relation with my question :)
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Ammar S. Mitoori
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"Marc Gravell" wrote:

and adding a referance of the dll to my projects is not enough

It should be... are the classes declared public?
Also - do you mean via code, or via the GUI designer? If the latter you
might need to use the "Choose Items..." option on the toolbox to make
them visible.

Marc

[Marc Gravell]

thank you for yor answer but i dont see any relation with my question :)

In what sense? You are saying that adding a reference isn't enough...
well, the fact is: it is! If it isn't working, then either the classes
are internal (in which case you need to make them public), or you are
talking about the designer, which has a separate list of what it displays.

If you having a more specific error (i.e. more than you simply can't
find the classes), then post the error!

Marc

[=?Utf-8?B?UHVyZSBIZWFydA==?=]

i choosed new project then class library type, add some public class and
complied it
to a dll, then added a referance to that dll in another project is that
enough ?
i dont know what you mean by saying making the class public ? i defined it
as public but is there another thing i should do ?
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Ammar S. Mitoori
IT Head QIMCO Co.
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"Marc Gravell" wrote:

thank you for yor answer but i dont see any relation with my question :)

In what sense? You are saying that adding a reference isn't enough...
well, the fact is: it is! If it isn't working, then either the classes
are internal (in which case you need to make them public), or you are
talking about the designer, which has a separate list of what it displays.

If you having a more specific error (i.e. more than you simply can't
find the classes), then post the error!

Marc

[Marc Gravell]

i defined it as public

That should be enough. You should now be able to find the class (with
the requisite namespace declarations). For example, the class might be
ClassLibrary1.Class1 - in which case either add "using ClassLibrary1",
or use the explicit ClassLibrary1.Class1 syntax (obviously the names
will vary!).

Marc

[=?Utf-8?B?UHVyZSBIZWFydA==?=]

you mean just

public class

end class

and thas it cuz that didnt wok with me ?
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IT Head QIMCO Co.
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"Marc Gravell" wrote:

i defined it as public

That should be enough. You should now be able to find the class (with
the requisite namespace declarations). For example, the class might be
ClassLibrary1.Class1 - in which case either add "using ClassLibrary1",
or use the explicit ClassLibrary1.Class1 syntax (obviously the names
will vary!).

Marc

[Marc Gravell]

public class

>
end class

No, mainly because that won't compile... but something like

public class Foo {}

should work; then after adding a reference you should be able to use

Foo foo = new Foo();

etc in the second project.

Marc

[Marc Gravell]

Oops; just realised this is "dotnet.general", not C#, so ignore the last
comment ;-p

But are you *sure* you are adding the reference?

Marc