Hilmar,

>Also, the keyword this is not required in many cases, although it can help with Intellisense.<

That is one of my pet peeves ... people who do NOT use "this". The use of "this" makes it quite simple to tell the difference between a variable scoped to the whole control vs one scoped to the method. IMHO, one should always use "this".

~~Bonnie


>By the way, the equivalent of the iif() from VFP would be like this:
>
>

>TitleLabel.Visible = TitleCheckBox.Checked ? true : false
>

>
>? : is a basic operator - a triadic one.
>
>In this particular case, since we already have a value of type bool, the direct assignment (as shown in another reply in this thread) is simpler, of course.
>
>Also, the keyword This is not required in many cases, although it can help with Intellisense.
>
>Doesn't the compiler complain if you use "=" instead of "==" in the if()?
>
>>I am new to C#, off and on for a couple years.
>>
>>I am trying to make a label visible by using a check box, but I cannot seem to figure out how to code it.
>>
>>Here's my code, but it doesn't work:
>>
>>

>>        private void titleCheckBox_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
>>        {
>>            if (this.titleCheckBox.Checked = true)
>>            {
>>                this.titleLabel.Visible = true;
>>            }
>>            else
>>            {
>>                this.titleLabel.Visible = false;
>>            }
>>
>>        }
>>