quick easy answer for this question

[jimi_xyz@hotmail.com]

I am kind of new to C sharp; I have a quick question I have multiple
text boxes 12 of them to be exact. What I want to do is fill them with
values that are in a array of integers. The way I am currently doing
this is like this..

input0.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[0]);
input1.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[1]);
input2.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[2]);
input3.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[3]);
input4.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[4]);
input5.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[5]);
input6.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[6]);
input7.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[7]);
input8.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[8]);
input9.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[9]);
input10.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[10]);
input11.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[11]);

What I am looking for is about 3 lines of code; something like this...

for(i = 0; i< arr.Length; i++)
{
input[i].Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[i]);
//NOTE: I am using [i] as the subscript for the texboxes
}

I doubt this can be done in C sharp; but any help or ideas will be
appreciated. Also note that I posted the same message on the c-sharp
message board; but it doesn't look like it gets as much traffic as this
group does.

Thanks,
-Jimmie

[Kevin Spencer]

Re: quick easy answer for this question

> What I am looking for is about 3 lines of code; something like this...[color=blue]
>
> for(i = 0; i< arr.Length; i++)
> {
> input[i].Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[i]);
> //NOTE: I am using [i] as the subscript for the texboxes
> }[/color]

What youu're talking about doing is using an indexer. In order to do that,
the Controls have to be in an array or a Collection. Of course, you can put
them into one if you wish.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
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<jimi_xyz@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:1139603503 .056063.87570@g 43g2000cwa.goog legroups.com...[color=blue]
>I am kind of new to C sharp; I have a quick question I have multiple
> text boxes 12 of them to be exact. What I want to do is fill them with
> values that are in a array of integers. The way I am currently doing
> this is like this..
>
> input0.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[0]);
> input1.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[1]);
> input2.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[2]);
> input3.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[3]);
> input4.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[4]);
> input5.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[5]);
> input6.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[6]);
> input7.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[7]);
> input8.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[8]);
> input9.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[9]);
> input10.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[10]);
> input11.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[11]);
>
> What I am looking for is about 3 lines of code; something like this...
>
> for(i = 0; i< arr.Length; i++)
> {
> input[i].Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[i]);
> //NOTE: I am using [i] as the subscript for the texboxes
> }
>
> I doubt this can be done in C sharp; but any help or ideas will be
> appreciated. Also note that I posted the same message on the c-sharp
> message board; but it doesn't look like it gets as much traffic as this
> group does.
>
> Thanks,
> -Jimmie
>[/color]

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Re: quick easy answer for this question

<jimi_xyz@hotma il.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> I am kind of new to C sharp; I have a quick question I have multiple
> text boxes 12 of them to be exact. What I want to do is fill them with
> values that are in a array of integers. The way I am currently doing
> this is like this..[/color]

<snip>
[color=blue]
> What I am looking for is about 3 lines of code; something like this...
>
> for(i = 0; i< arr.Length; i++)
> {
> input[i].Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[i]);
> //NOTE: I am using [i] as the subscript for the texboxes
> }
>
> I doubt this can be done in C sharp; but any help or ideas will be
> appreciated. Also note that I posted the same message on the c-sharp
> message board; but it doesn't look like it gets as much traffic as this
> group does.[/color]

The best thing to do would be to have an array instead of 12 different
fields. You won't get a lot of designer support for it, but it's not
hard to do manually.

--
Jon Skeet - <skeet@pobox.co m>
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[David Barkol]

Re: quick easy answer for this question

First, you should be using generics instead of an array. See:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...p_generics.asp

Now, for a WinForm app:

for (int i = 0; i < list.Count; i++)
{
TextBox t = (TextBox)
Controls[string.Format(" TextBox{0}", i)];
t.Text = list[i].ToString();
}

For a WebForm app:
for (int i = 0; i < list.Count; i++)
{
TextBox t = (TextBox)
FindControl(str ing.Format("Tex tBox{0}", i));
t.Text = list[i].ToString();
}

David Barkol

https://www.neudesic.com

[jimi_xyz@hotmail.com]

Re: quick easy answer for this question

Aight kool so basically search indexer + examples on the net?

-Jimmie

[jimi_xyz@hotmail.com]

Re: quick easy answer for this question

Ahh aight good deal guys, thanks for the info.

-Jimmie

[Justin Swan (MSFT)]

RE: quick easy answer for this question

Hi jimi,

You actually can do this in C# with some careful control naming. Below is
some sample code that should help:

//There are 9 text boxes, what this will do is set the text in
each of the
//textboxes to the value of that textboxes index in the
form.control array.
for (int i = 1; i < 9; i++)
{
//this call will find the location of the textbox by name,
so it's important
//to note that my textboxes are named textBox1,textBo x2,etc.
int controlLocation = this.Controls.I ndexOfKey("text Box" +
i.ToString());

//Now we access that control through the form.control array
and change it's text
this.Controls[controlLocation].Text = i.ToString();
}

That should help you out hopefully! If this is what you were looking for
please remember to mark the thread as answered. Thanks!
"jimi_xyz@hotma il.com" wrote:
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> I am kind of new to C sharp; I have a quick question I have multiple
> text boxes 12 of them to be exact. What I want to do is fill them with
> values that are in a array of integers. The way I am currently doing
> this is like this..
>
> input0.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[0]);
> input1.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[1]);
> input2.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[2]);
> input3.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[3]);
> input4.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[4]);
> input5.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[5]);
> input6.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[6]);
> input7.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[7]);
> input8.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[8]);
> input9.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[9]);
> input10.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[10]);
> input11.Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[11]);
>
> What I am looking for is about 3 lines of code; something like this...
>
> for(i = 0; i< arr.Length; i++)
> {
> input[i].Text = Convert.ToStrin g(arr[i]);
> //NOTE: I am using [i] as the subscript for the texboxes
> }
>
> I doubt this can be done in C sharp; but any help or ideas will be
> appreciated. Also note that I posted the same message on the c-sharp
> message board; but it doesn't look like it gets as much traffic as this
> group does.
>
> Thanks,
> -Jimmie
>
>[/color]

[jimi_xyz@hotmail.com]

Re: quick easy answer for this question

Not sure on how to mark as answered; but thank you everyone.

-Jimmie