I need to pass an object to a UserControl

[Kym]

I have an application which dynamically inserts a UserControls at run time.
When I instansiate the UserControl I need to pass it an object however I am
getting errors like...
'Value of type MyWinApp.cObject cannot be converted to
MyUserControl.cObject'
Can someone please let me know how to do this?

All the Best
Kym

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Kym,

In my opinion can this not be answered, if there is at least not a little
piece (and not your complete program) of the code that creates the error.

I hope this helps,

Cor

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Kym,
It sounds like you have 2 projects:
= Project MyUserControl contains a UserControl and a class called cObject.
= Project MyWinApp contains your application and a class also called
cObject.

Correct?

If not, can you show what you did, with 15 or 20 lines of code?

If yes: Ah! There's the rub!!

A type is known by more then just its name MyWinApp.cObject is a distinct
type from MyUserControl.cObject as they are defined in different namespaces
& assemblies. A Type is known by more then just the name on the Class
statement. Its also known by the Assembly its it, plus the namespace its
explicitly or implicitly placed in. By "Assembly" I mean the name of the
assembly itself, the version of the assembly & any strong keys on the
assembly.

You only need to define the cObject type once. I would define it in the
assembly with the UserControl. In your main application you can simply
define an instance/variable of the type from the UserControl's assembly.

' MyWinApp

Private MyUserControl1 As MyUserControl.UserControl1

Dim anObject As MyUserControl.cObject

MyUserControl1.SomeProperty = anObject

Hope this helps
Jay

"Kym" <ky**@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
news:43********@news.eftel.com...
|I have an application which dynamically inserts a UserControls at run time.
| When I instansiate the UserControl I need to pass it an object however I
am
| getting errors like...
| 'Value of type MyWinApp.cObject cannot be converted to
| MyUserControl.cObject'
| Can someone please let me know how to do this?
|
| All the Best
| Kym
|
|