Bonnie,
That makes sense. Method it is.
Thanks,
Einar

>Einar,
>
>Given that the properties you want to set are already publicly exposed, I'd say it makes more sense to have a Method to set them all at once. Plus, having a property for this doesn't really make sense, because you're not setting a Property called PropertyName, you're setting all the other ones.
>
>~~Bonnie
>
>
>>I have been discussing pros and cons with myself now for about 15 minutes, whether I should use a method or a property. Now I am seeking some input form somebody else other than myself LOL
>>
>>I have a usercontrol with several widgets on it. In addition to having properties to get/set each of the widgets individualy I would like to add a method or a property to set/get all the widgets at the same time, by passing/returning a byte array. I just can't make up my mind if I should use a method to do this or a property.
>>
>>

>>public void MethodName (byte[] paraBA)
>>{
>>  //code
>>}
>>
>>public byte[] MethodName ()
>>{
>>  //code
>>}
>>

>>or
>>

>>public byte[] PropertyName
>>{
>>  get
>>  {
>>    //code
>>  }
>>  set
>>  {
>>    //code
>>  }
>>}
>>

>>
>>I guess at the end of the day it doesn't really matter, but I would like to know your opinion.
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Einar