C# Reading from Array to Listbox

[Dan Effets]

I created a Menue Sheet with combobox as require by the book.Select Drink ,App,Meal,Desse rt , then display the total of the meal.
Each Topic item is in array

Double[] Dessert = {5.95,5.95,6.00,5.00,6.60,6.95 };
int Indx = DescComboBox.SelectedIndex;
SubTotal += Dessert[Indx];
Calculate();

All works well, but I was wanting to add Label , show each item select (like a bill).

[arie]

You could do something like this (it's only an idea, I don't know if you like it or not):

public class MyMenuItem
{
public string Price {get; set;}
public string Type {get; set;} // Drink, Dessert, Meal...
public string Name {get; set;}
public MyDessert (string type, string name, string price)
  {
   Price = price;
   Type = type;
   Name = name;
  }
public string GetStringToShow()
  {
    return Name + " " + Price;
  }
}

then, in your Main (or wherever you want it) you make a list:

List<MyMenuItem> Menu = new List<MyMenuItem>();

...and add the items to it (e.g. desserts):

for (int i =0; i<Desserts.Length;i++)
{
  Menu.Add(new MyMenuItem("Dessert", Desserts[i], DessertNames[i]));
}

then, if you want to add items to your, for example, DessertsListbox :

foreach (MyMenuItem item in Menu)
{
  if(item.Type == "Dessert")DessertsListBox.Add(item.GetStringToShow());
}

This way you'll have one complex structure in which your items are organized, it's easier to modify this way, and you can use it in many places.

I didn't compile/run the code so there may be some errors.

[Dan Effets]

I am going to try this later today ...

Thank you
Dan

[chilljag]

Nice one... very informative..

You could do something like this (it's only an idea, I don't know if you like it or not):

public class MyMenuItem
{
public string Price {get; set;}
public string Type {get; set;} // Drink, Dessert, Meal...
public string Name {get; set;}
public MyDessert (string type, string name, string price)
  {
   Price = price;
   Type = type;
   Name = name;
  }
public string GetStringToShow()
  {
    return Name + " " + Price;
  }
}

then, in your Main (or wherever you want it) you make a list:

List<MyMenuItem> Menu = new List<MyMenuItem>();

...and add the items to it (e.g. desserts):

for (int i =0; i<Desserts.Length;i++)
{
  Menu.Add(new MyMenuItem("Dessert", Desserts[i], DessertNames[i]));
}

then, if you want to add items to your, for example, DessertsListbox :

foreach (MyMenuItem item in Menu)
{
  if(item.Type == "Dessert")DessertsListBox.Add(item.GetStringToShow());
}

This way you'll have one complex structure in which your items are organized, it's easier to modify this way, and you can use it in many places.

I didn't compile/run the code so there may be some errors.