I would normally use code such as :
Dim Customer as new Customer
Dim t as new threading.thread(AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer)
Customer.CustomerId=MyCustomerId
t.start
Which would create a new thread to display a customer on the screen for example.
However, I have a problem with circular references in my objects which means that I have to load the customer object using reflection ie :
Dim Customer As Object
Dim dmsobj As New DmsObjects.Functions
Customer = dmsobj.LoadMeByName("DMSCustomer.dll", "DMSCustomer.Customer", Nothing) <--- this is a wrapper round some reflection code to load up the object
Customer.Customer = dms.data("ActivityLog", 5, RowNo)
customer.displaycustomer
This code works.
However, I want to do :
Dim Customer As Object
Dim dmsobj As New DmsObjects.Functions
Customer = dmsobj.LoadMeByName("DMSCustomer.dll", "DMSCustomer.Customer", Nothing)
Customer.Customer = dms.data("ActivityLog", 5, RowNo)
Dim t As New Threading.Thread(AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer)
t.Start()
This doesn't compile, due to latebinding, it complains that "Customer.DisplayCustomer" is not a valid method.
How can I acheive this??
Many thanks in advance.
Simon 6 1902
Activator.CreateInstance
"Simon Verona" <ne**@aphroditeuk.com> wrote in message news:uQ**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
I would normally use code such as :
Dim Customer as new Customer
Dim t as new threading.thread(AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer)
Customer.CustomerId=MyCustomerId
t.start
Which would create a new thread to display a customer on the screen for example.
However, I have a problem with circular references in my objects which means that I have to load the customer object using reflection ie :
Dim Customer As Object
Dim dmsobj As New DmsObjects.Functions
Customer = dmsobj.LoadMeByName("DMSCustomer.dll", "DMSCustomer.Customer", Nothing) <--- this is a wrapper round some reflection code to load up the object
Customer.Customer = dms.data("ActivityLog", 5, RowNo)
customer.displaycustomer
This code works.
However, I want to do :
Dim Customer As Object
Dim dmsobj As New DmsObjects.Functions
Customer = dmsobj.LoadMeByName("DMSCustomer.dll", "DMSCustomer.Customer", Nothing)
Customer.Customer = dms.data("ActivityLog", 5, RowNo)
Dim t As New Threading.Thread(AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer)
t.Start()
This doesn't compile, due to latebinding, it complains that "Customer.DisplayCustomer" is not a valid method.
How can I acheive this??
Many thanks in advance.
Simon
Thanks for the pointer.. Unfortunately, I can't quite work out the syntax for using this.
Is it possible to put together an example of use ? Perhaps using my code as the example????
Thanks in advance.
Simon
"CJ Taylor" <no****@blowgoats.com> wrote in message news:vs************@corp.supernews.com...
Activator.CreateInstance
"Simon Verona" <ne**@aphroditeuk.com> wrote in message news:uQ**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
I would normally use code such as :
Dim Customer as new Customer
Dim t as new threading.thread(AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer)
Customer.CustomerId=MyCustomerId
t.start
Which would create a new thread to display a customer on the screen for example.
However, I have a problem with circular references in my objects which means that I have to load the customer object using reflection ie :
Dim Customer As Object
Dim dmsobj As New DmsObjects.Functions
Customer = dmsobj.LoadMeByName("DMSCustomer.dll", "DMSCustomer.Customer", Nothing) <--- this is a wrapper round some reflection code to load up the object
Customer.Customer = dms.data("ActivityLog", 5, RowNo)
customer.displaycustomer
This code works.
However, I want to do :
Dim Customer As Object
Dim dmsobj As New DmsObjects.Functions
Customer = dmsobj.LoadMeByName("DMSCustomer.dll", "DMSCustomer.Customer", Nothing)
Customer.Customer = dms.data("ActivityLog", 5, RowNo)
Dim t As New Threading.Thread(AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer)
t.Start()
This doesn't compile, due to latebinding, it complains that "Customer.DisplayCustomer" is not a valid method.
How can I acheive this??
Many thanks in advance.
Simon
* "Simon Verona" <ne**@aphroditeuk.com> scripsit: Thanks for the pointer.. Unfortunately, I can't quite work out the syntax for using this.
For example (there are many other ways to use 'CreateInstance'):
\\\
Private Function CreateClassByName( _
ByVal PartialAssemblyName As String, _
ByVal QualifiedClassName As String _
) As Object
Return _
Activator.CreateInstance( _
[Assembly].LoadWithPartialName( _
PartialAssemblyName _
).GetType(QualifiedClassName) _
)
End Function
///
Usage:
\\\
Dim c As Control = _
DirectCast( _
CreateClassByName( _
"System.Windows.Forms", _
"System.Windows.Forms.Button" _
), _
Control _
)
With c
.Location = New Point(10, 10)
.Size = New Size(80, 26)
.Text = "Hello World"
End With
Me.Controls.Add(c)
///
--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
I'm getting very confused.
I think the code that you've put in is the code to construct the object in the first place - I have very similar code that does this.
I can't work out how to write the code that is used when creating the thread:
ie in my code:
Dim Customer As Object
Dim dmsobj As New DmsObjects.Functions
Customer = dmsobj.LoadMeByName("DMSCustomer.dll", "DMSCustomer.Customer", Nothing)
Customer.Customer = dms.data("ActivityLog", 5, RowNo)
Dim t As New Threading.Thread(AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer)
t.Start()
I need to know what to put in place of the AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer when creating the thread. I'm sure that the reflection class allows you to create a delegate pointer to a specific method, but I can't work out how! It's getting very frustrating.
Out of interest, the function dmsobj.LoadMeByName is as follows:
Public Shared Function LoadMeByName(ByVal vstrAssemblyName As String, ByVal vstrClassName As String, ByVal vArgs() As Object) As Object
'************************************************* ***********************************
'dynamically load object from assembly for late binding purpose
' ************************************************** ***********************************
Dim objAssembly As Reflection.Assembly
Dim objtemp As Object
Dim Params() As Object
'MsgBox(Application.StartupPath)
If Dir(Application.StartupPath & "\" & vstrAssemblyName).Equals("") Then
Err.Raise(-1, "LoadMeByName", "assembly could not found, wrong assembly name given ")
Exit Function
End If
objAssembly = objAssembly.LoadFrom(Application.StartupPath & "\" & vstrAssemblyName)
objtemp = objAssembly.CreateInstance(vstrClassName, True, Reflection.BindingFlags.CreateInstance, Nothing, vArgs, Nothing, Nothing)
If objtemp Is Nothing Then
Err.Raise(-1, "LoadMeByName", "assembly could not found, wrong assembly name given ")
Exit Function
End If
' LoadMeByName = objtemp
Return objtemp
End Function
Hopefully, somebody will take pity on me on a Friday!!
Many thanks in advance,
Simon
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi***************@gmx.at> wrote in message news:bq*************@ID-208219.news.uni-berlin.de... * "Simon Verona" <ne**@aphroditeuk.com> scripsit: Thanks for the pointer.. Unfortunately, I can't quite work out the syntax for using this. For example (there are many other ways to use 'CreateInstance'): \\\ Private Function CreateClassByName( _ ByVal PartialAssemblyName As String, _ ByVal QualifiedClassName As String _ ) As Object Return _ Activator.CreateInstance( _ [Assembly].LoadWithPartialName( _ PartialAssemblyName _ ).GetType(QualifiedClassName) _ ) End Function /// Usage: \\\ Dim c As Control = _ DirectCast( _ CreateClassByName( _ "System.Windows.Forms", _ "System.Windows.Forms.Button" _ ), _ Control _ ) With c .Location = New Point(10, 10) .Size = New Size(80, 26) .Text = "Hello World" End With Me.Controls.Add(c) /// -- Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
Ahh
You can create a delegate, however, I wouldn't free thread it using AddressOf.
What does your threading code look like? Do you have it yet?
i.e.
Dim myThread as new System.Threading.Thread(AddressOf myFunctionCall)
Now, you can't pass parameters to Threading start calls...
So,if your myFunctionCall is in another class, you have to instantiate it and set the proper "parameter" values... i.e using properties and then the myFunctionCall (which actually starts the execution on a new thread)
such that
Dim myObject as New myObject
myObject.Parameter1 = [a paramter]
myObject.Parameter2 = [another parameter]
Dim myThread as System.Threading.Thread
myThread = new System.Threading.Thread (AddressOf myObject.MyThreadStarterFunction)
myThread.Start()
' do some stuff - new thread executes its stuff, you do whatever else you want... Join
'just shuts the thread down (read about thread states).
myThread.join()
"Simon Verona" <ne**@aphroditeuk.com> wrote in message news:ux**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
I'm getting very confused.
I think the code that you've put in is the code to construct the object in the first place - I have very similar code that does this.
I can't work out how to write the code that is used when creating the thread:
ie in my code:
Dim Customer As Object
Dim dmsobj As New DmsObjects.Functions
Customer = dmsobj.LoadMeByName("DMSCustomer.dll", "DMSCustomer.Customer", Nothing)
Customer.Customer = dms.data("ActivityLog", 5, RowNo)
Dim t As New Threading.Thread(AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer)
t.Start()
I need to know what to put in place of the AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer when creating the thread. I'm sure that the reflection class allows you to create a delegate pointer to a specific method, but I can't work out how! It's getting very frustrating.
Out of interest, the function dmsobj.LoadMeByName is as follows:
Public Shared Function LoadMeByName(ByVal vstrAssemblyName As String, ByVal vstrClassName As String, ByVal vArgs() As Object) As Object
'************************************************* ***********************************
'dynamically load object from assembly for late binding purpose
' ************************************************** ***********************************
Dim objAssembly As Reflection.Assembly
Dim objtemp As Object
Dim Params() As Object
'MsgBox(Application.StartupPath)
If Dir(Application.StartupPath & "\" & vstrAssemblyName).Equals("") Then
Err.Raise(-1, "LoadMeByName", "assembly could not found, wrong assembly name given ")
Exit Function
End If
objAssembly = objAssembly.LoadFrom(Application.StartupPath & "\" & vstrAssemblyName)
objtemp = objAssembly.CreateInstance(vstrClassName, True, Reflection.BindingFlags.CreateInstance, Nothing, vArgs, Nothing, Nothing)
If objtemp Is Nothing Then
Err.Raise(-1, "LoadMeByName", "assembly could not found, wrong assembly name given ")
Exit Function
End If
' LoadMeByName = objtemp
Return objtemp
End Function
Hopefully, somebody will take pity on me on a Friday!!
Many thanks in advance,
Simon
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi***************@gmx.at> wrote in message news:bq*************@ID-208219.news.uni-berlin.de... * "Simon Verona" <ne**@aphroditeuk.com> scripsit: Thanks for the pointer.. Unfortunately, I can't quite work out the syntax for using this. For example (there are many other ways to use 'CreateInstance'): \\\ Private Function CreateClassByName( _ ByVal PartialAssemblyName As String, _ ByVal QualifiedClassName As String _ ) As Object Return _ Activator.CreateInstance( _ [Assembly].LoadWithPartialName( _ PartialAssemblyName _ ).GetType(QualifiedClassName) _ ) End Function /// Usage: \\\ Dim c As Control = _ DirectCast( _ CreateClassByName( _ "System.Windows.Forms", _ "System.Windows.Forms.Button" _ ), _ Control _ ) With c .Location = New Point(10, 10) .Size = New Size(80, 26) .Text = "Hello World" End With Me.Controls.Add(c) /// -- Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
Ahhh
my bad... sorry had to re read it again...
help://MS.VSCC.2003/MS.MSDNQTR.2003FEB.1033
has instructions on how to create a delegate... I hope this helps.
"Simon Verona" <ne**@aphroditeuk.com> wrote in message news:ux**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
I'm getting very confused.
I think the code that you've put in is the code to construct the object in the first place - I have very similar code that does this.
I can't work out how to write the code that is used when creating the thread:
ie in my code:
Dim Customer As Object
Dim dmsobj As New DmsObjects.Functions
Customer = dmsobj.LoadMeByName("DMSCustomer.dll", "DMSCustomer.Customer", Nothing)
Customer.Customer = dms.data("ActivityLog", 5, RowNo)
Dim t As New Threading.Thread(AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer)
t.Start()
I need to know what to put in place of the AddressOf Customer.DisplayCustomer when creating the thread. I'm sure that the reflection class allows you to create a delegate pointer to a specific method, but I can't work out how! It's getting very frustrating.
Out of interest, the function dmsobj.LoadMeByName is as follows:
Public Shared Function LoadMeByName(ByVal vstrAssemblyName As String, ByVal vstrClassName As String, ByVal vArgs() As Object) As Object
'************************************************* ***********************************
'dynamically load object from assembly for late binding purpose
' ************************************************** ***********************************
Dim objAssembly As Reflection.Assembly
Dim objtemp As Object
Dim Params() As Object
'MsgBox(Application.StartupPath)
If Dir(Application.StartupPath & "\" & vstrAssemblyName).Equals("") Then
Err.Raise(-1, "LoadMeByName", "assembly could not found, wrong assembly name given ")
Exit Function
End If
objAssembly = objAssembly.LoadFrom(Application.StartupPath & "\" & vstrAssemblyName)
objtemp = objAssembly.CreateInstance(vstrClassName, True, Reflection.BindingFlags.CreateInstance, Nothing, vArgs, Nothing, Nothing)
If objtemp Is Nothing Then
Err.Raise(-1, "LoadMeByName", "assembly could not found, wrong assembly name given ")
Exit Function
End If
' LoadMeByName = objtemp
Return objtemp
End Function
Hopefully, somebody will take pity on me on a Friday!!
Many thanks in advance,
Simon
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi***************@gmx.at> wrote in message news:bq*************@ID-208219.news.uni-berlin.de... * "Simon Verona" <ne**@aphroditeuk.com> scripsit: Thanks for the pointer.. Unfortunately, I can't quite work out the syntax for using this. For example (there are many other ways to use 'CreateInstance'): \\\ Private Function CreateClassByName( _ ByVal PartialAssemblyName As String, _ ByVal QualifiedClassName As String _ ) As Object Return _ Activator.CreateInstance( _ [Assembly].LoadWithPartialName( _ PartialAssemblyName _ ).GetType(QualifiedClassName) _ ) End Function /// Usage: \\\ Dim c As Control = _ DirectCast( _ CreateClassByName( _ "System.Windows.Forms", _ "System.Windows.Forms.Button" _ ), _ Control _ ) With c .Location = New Point(10, 10) .Size = New Size(80, 26) .Text = "Hello World" End With Me.Controls.Add(c) /// -- Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet> This thread has been closed and replies have been disabled. Please start a new discussion. Similar topics
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