dynamically adding controls

[jnash]

dynamically adding controls to a form

basically my app loads forms from a text file and i want a check box to appear on a form for every form loaded up, im still really new to this so if anyone can help i will really appreciate it ive enclosed my code, the first check box appears on the form fine, its just none of the others do!

        Dim i As Integer

        i = 1
        While numforms > i
            Dim bt As New CheckBox
            bt.Text = Val(i)
            frmExplore.Controls.Add(bt)
            i = i + 1
        End While

        frmExplore.Show()

thanks

 

[Paszt]

How are you setting the value of the variable numforms?
Should "While numforms > i" be "While numforms >= i"? (I can't be sure since I don't know how numforms is being set).
Did you debug and step through your code to see the value of numforms?

 

[jnash]

numforms has the right value, ive now changed the form to a listview and it adds dynamically fine, just upsetting i cant add buttons to a form in runtime
unless im doing it wrong, but the loop is fine

 

[JohnH]

Referring to the current form instance is done with the 'Me' keyword.
Me.Controls.Add(thenewcontrol)

 

[jnash]

its not the current form, its another form

frmExplore

i want to addd a button to it every time (in this case numforms is 6) so 6 times but once it loops round and has finished it only shows the form with one button! with 1 on it as the text!

 

[Paszt]

it could be that you're not setting the location property for the different checkboxs (or buttons, you refer to both in your posts) and they are overlapping.

 

[jnash]

thats what i was thinking however if that was the case shouldnt the button on top be labelled 6 and not 1?

 

[JohnH]

Is it the intension to set all controls at same location here?

 

[jnash]

no it isnt