Problem:Tabpage image addition via Imagelist in code

[Mindrage]

Hi guys, I got some problems ,

first it adds a tabpage to a tabcontroll.
Then its supposed to add the assigned "form" that is connected to the tab page.
(When i click the tab page the window gets focused).
But when i try to add a image to the imagelist and assign the imagelist index to the tab page. It doesnt show up.

'additional code understanding
    Public CurrentKey As Integer
    Public ChildForms(511) As Form
    Public ChildFormKeys(511) As String

  Public Function RegisterForm(ByVal addedform As Form)
        For Each f As Form In Me.MdiChildren
            If f.Name = addedform.Name Then
                Me.FormTab.TabPages.Add(addedform.Name, f.Text)
                Me.TabImages.Images.Add(addedform.Name, Me.MenuStrip.BackgroundImage)
                Me.FormTab.TabPages(Me.FormTab.TabPages.IndexOfKey(addedform.Name)).ImageKey = Me.TabImages.Images.IndexOfKey(addedform.Name)
                ChildForms(GetFormIndex(addedform.Name)) = addedform
                ChildFormKeys(CurrentKey) = addedform.Name
                CurrentKey = CurrentKey + 1
            End If
        Next f
    End Function

'GetFormIndex just located the index of the Tag from the "Name" of the form

Well, As i add and bind the images it doesnt show up.

So anyone..?

 

[Mindrage]

Bump, Still got this problem, and its still not working.

 

[JohnH]

refactored I get this code, then I assigned the ImageKey the key (where you had index)

Public Sub RegisterForm(ByVal addedform As Form)
    Me.TabImages.Images.Add(addedform.Name, Me.MenuStrip.BackgroundImage)
    Dim page As New TabPage(addedform.Text)
    page.Name = addedform.Name
    page.ImageKey = addedform.Name
    Me.FormTab.TabPages.Add(page)

End Sub

What is the purpose of your ChildForms/ChildFormsKeys arrays? I don't think you need them. When you need to find the corresponding form for a tabpage you could simply map the form reference to the page.Tag. Since I don't know the purpose there could be other easier solutions also.

 

[Mindrage]

Well its a mdi form where you got a tabstrip that sets focus on a form when you click it.
I save all the forms in an array to be able to use the system.
I try to avoid using custom controls so it became in that way.

Anyways, When i add the tabPage, It set the formname as the key to the tabpage but i try also to make the icon of the form as a picture for the tabpage.

So basically its like a Windows "start menu" but only with the MDi childs of the form.

The main idea with my whole project is a online desktop using mySQL.