>>>>>Here's a newbie C#
>>>>>
>>>>>I could write the code below in a few lines in VFP
>>>>>
>>>>>This isn't so bad but now now I have a similar situation with 52 values
>>>>>
>>>>>What's the best way to do this in VS 2008? (not VS 2010)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> switch (column)
>>>>> {
>>>>> case 0:
>>>>> textBoxColumn1.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>>>>> textBoxColumn1.ForeColor = textboxforecolor;
>>>>> break;
>>>>> case 1:
>>>>> textBoxColumn2.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>>>>> textBoxColumn2.ForeColor = textboxforecolor;
>>>>> break;
>>>>> case 2:
>>>>> textBoxColumn3.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>>>>> textBoxColumn3.ForeColor = textboxforecolor;
>>>>> break;
>>>>> case 3:
>>>>> textBoxColumn4.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>>>>> textBoxColumn4.ForeColor = textboxforecolor;
>>>>>
>>>>> break;
>>>>> case 4:
>>>>> textBoxColumn5.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>>>>> textBoxColumn5.ForeColor = textboxforecolor;
>>>>>
>>>>> break;
>>>>> case 5:
>>>>> textBoxColumn6.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>>>>> textBoxColumn6.ForeColor = textboxforecolor;
>>>>> break;
>>>>> case 6:
>>>>> textBoxColumn7.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>>>>> textBoxColumn7.ForeColor = textboxforecolor;
>>>>> break;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>Assuming the textBoxColumnX items are textboxes (and that they exist):
string s = "textBoxColumn" + column.ToString();
>>>>((TextBox)this.Controls.Find(s, true)[0]).ForeColor = textboxforecolor;
>>>
>>>What about assignment of array's value?
>>
>>Same principle (shrug):
TextBox t = (TextBox)this.Controls.Find(s, true)[0];
>>t.Text = stack[column,row].ToString();
>>t.ForeColor = textboxforecolor;
>
>Do we need this code in a loop? E.g. column is a variable (0-6) ?
I think Bill said there would be 52 possible values. But he's only dealing with one - why a loop ?
