Q: controls in a panel

[Geoff Jones]

Hi

I have added a panel to a form and in this panel have added some controls
e.g. Button1

The only way I can see to access this button is as follows:

Dim index As Integer = Me.Panel1.Controls.IndexOf(Button1)
CType(Me.Panel1.Controls.Item(index), System.Windows.Forms.Button).Enabled =
True

Is there an easier way to do this? It seems a lot of typing!

Also, the button seems to be disabled even if this code is used; although it
is visible. Can anybody help?

Thanks in advance

Geoff

[Cor Ligthert]

Geoff,

This is strange, the button should be directly reachable with "button1"

In you situation I would delete it from the form it and drag it again on the
panel.

I hope this helps?

Cor

"Geoff Jones" <ge***@NODAMNSPAM.com>

Hi

I have added a panel to a form and in this panel have added some controls
e.g. Button1

The only way I can see to access this button is as follows:

Dim index As Integer = Me.Panel1.Controls.IndexOf(Button1)
CType(Me.Panel1.Controls.Item(index), System.Windows.Forms.Button).Enabled
=
True

Is there an easier way to do this? It seems a lot of typing!

Also, the button seems to be disabled even if this code is used; although
it
is visible. Can anybody help?

Thanks in advance

Geoff

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Geoff Jones" <ge***@NODAMNSPAM.com> schrieb:

I have added a panel to a form and in this panel have added some controls
e.g. Button1

The only way I can see to access this button is as follows:

Dim index As Integer = Me.Panel1.Controls.IndexOf(Button1)
CType(Me.Panel1.Controls.Item(index), System.Windows.Forms.Button).Enabled
=
True

Is there an easier way to do this? It seems a lot of typing!

LOL! You first determine the index of the button by already having a
reference to it and then get back the reference by a lookup by index. You
can replace the code above with this:

\\\
Me.Button1.Enabled = True
///

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
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[Geoff Jones]

D'OH! LOL

Thanks guys

Geoff

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi***************@gmx.at> wrote in message
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"Geoff Jones" <ge***@NODAMNSPAM.com> schrieb:

I have added a panel to a form and in this panel have added some controls e.g. Button1

The only way I can see to access this button is as follows:

Dim index As Integer = Me.Panel1.Controls.IndexOf(Button1)
CType(Me.Panel1.Controls.Item(index), System.Windows.Forms.Button).Enabled =
True

Is there an easier way to do this? It seems a lot of typing!

LOL! You first determine the index of the button by already having a
reference to it and then get back the reference by a lookup by index. You
can replace the code above with this:

\\\
Me.Button1.Enabled = True
///

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>