Question toggle button color

[hmvrulz]

for my college project i have have to design a GUI using .net which is XP compatible..


basically it has many buttons like ON/OFF n set some degree etc..

can sme one tell me how to create a Toggle Button
ON/OFF n color should change to GREEN/RED

i don knw Vb .net
just leanring it for this project

 

[thexero]

wat i would do, its set the button to green at form load

then have a button click event, if its green, then change the bottom color to red and vice versa

 

[hmvrulz]

wat i would do, its set the button to green at form load

then have a button click event, if its green, then change the bottom color to red and vice versa

can u expain exactly wht i have to do.... i am new to this.
i little extra spoon feeding is helpful

 

[JohnH]

Set the backcolor of the button to Green in designer properties window. Doubleclick the button to have the default event Click generated, add this code:

If Me.Button1.BackColor = Color.Green Then
    Me.Button1.BackColor = Color.Red
Else
    Me.Button1.BackColor = Color.Green
End If

 

[jwh]

TIP: You also need to make some other difference visible between the Off / On states. I did the Red / Green thing, and then found that 4 of my users are red/green colourblind.


Oh, and have you tried using a Checkbox with Appearance set to Button?

 

[hmvrulz]

Set the backcolor of the button to Green in designer properties window. Doubleclick the button to have the default event Click generated, add this code:

If Me.Button1.BackColor = Color.Green Then
    Me.Button1.BackColor = Color.Red
Else
    Me.Button1.BackColor = Color.Green
End If

thanx... i wil get back if i have any queries

 

[hmvrulz]

JohnH,

can u tell how to change it from ON to OFF with the color changing.....

thanx in advance

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

The code example's already been posted, if the color equals a certain color set it to the other color, other wise set it to the certain color

 

[hmvrulz]

The code example's already been posted, if the color equals a certain color set it to the other color, other wise set it to the certain color

i agree.. i meant i want the change of text from ON to OFF when the color toggles bw Green n RED

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

And how hard would that be?

With Me.Button1
    If .BackColor = Color.Green Then
        .BackColor = Color.Red
        .Text = "OFF"
    Else
        .BackColor = Color.Green
        .Text = "ON"
    End If
End With

 

[hmvrulz]

And how hard would that be?

With Me.Button1
    If .BackColor = Color.Green Then
        .BackColor = Color.Red
        .Text = "OFF"
    Else
        .BackColor = Color.Green
        .Text = "ON"
    End If
End With

as i have mentioned..... this is my first vb project....

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

as i have mentioned..... this is my first vb project....

Fair enough, I'd forgotten that, sorry.

 

[hmvrulz]

Fair enough, I'd forgotten that, sorry.

hehe u don need to be sorry.... your saving my ass here....i ahve got stuck with this vb project in college... n its not my area....


can u help me create a text filed where i can enter value from o deg to 360 deg...

if other values are entered its should accept but not give a error messsage also.

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

Yes, use the NumericUpDown control for that. Set the NUD's Minimum property to 0 (zero) and the Maximum property to 360. For a number range that large, I'd set the Increment property to 10 so if they used the up/down button's on the NUD it'd increase/decrease by 10 instead of 1.

Then when you need to grab the number from the control, don't use the Text property, use it's Value property because that properties a Decimal, which is already a numeric value (no conversion from String to number)

 

[hmvrulz]

Yes, use the NumericUpDown control for that. Set the NUD's Minimum property to 0 (zero) and the Maximum property to 360. For a number range that large, I'd set the Increment property to 10 so if they used the up/down button's on the NUD it'd increase/decrease by 10 instead of 1.

Then when you need to grab the number from the control, don't use the Text property, use it's Value property because that properties a Decimal, which is already a numeric value (no conversion from String to number)

back with a noob question... is NumericUpDown available in the properties menu or should i code it at the back end where i enter the code ?