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  • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

    What you want to do is:

    Control control = (Control)property.GetValue(obj, null);
    control.Visible = false;

    Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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    Lost User
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    But property is not a keyword, and null is.. what happened to the colouring?

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      But property is not a keyword, and null is.. what happened to the colouring?

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      Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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      I rewrite my variable names when I post answers. Ie, I was almost going to use propertyInfo instead of using property but I figured it would be too confusing.

      Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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      • I Ian Shlasko

        imak wrote:

        property.SetValue("Visible", false, null);

        The property in this case is not the same as the control. "property" is actually your "get" method on Form1 to RETRIEVE the control. Try this:

        Control ctl = (Control)property.GetValue(Form1, null);
        ctl.Visible = false;

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        imak
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        I get following error now Form1 is a 'type' but is used like a 'variable'

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        • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

          What you want to do is:

          Control control = (Control)property.GetValue(obj, null);
          control.Visible = false;

          Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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          imak
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          What should be the obj in this case?

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          • I imak

            What should be the obj in this case?

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            Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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            obj is the instance of the object you are using. The one with your attributes and properties. Really, if you check the MSDN on the topic it is relatively thorough.

            Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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            • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

              obj is the instance of the object you are using. The one with your attributes and properties. Really, if you check the MSDN on the topic it is relatively thorough.

              Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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              imak
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              Got it, Thanks all for your help

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              • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

                I rewrite my variable names when I post answers. Ie, I was almost going to use propertyInfo instead of using property but I figured it would be too confusing.

                Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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                Lost User
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                Ok, but that doesn't explain how property is blue and null is not

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                • L Lost User

                  Ok, but that doesn't explain how property is blue and null is not

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                  Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                  Oh, I just looked at my post. I had no idea what you are talking about. Ask the site admins if you want to know what crazy stuff happens not me :)

                  Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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                  • I imak

                    I get following error now Form1 is a 'type' but is used like a 'variable'

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                    Ian Shlasko
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                    Ok, well plug in the current instance of Form1... If you're running this code inside the form, it'd just be "this"... If you're running it elsewhere, then, well, I assume you have a reference to the form, so pop that in there.

                    Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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                    • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

                      How dare you beat me by seconds with the same answer! :)

                      Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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                      Ian Shlasko
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                      And I even added a (very) brief explanation... Ha! I win the prize! :-D Wait... There's no prize? :((

                      Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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                      • L Lost User

                        But property is not a keyword, and null is.. what happened to the colouring?

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                        That's what you get to see in a pre-tag without specifying the language;

                        Control control = (Control)property.GetValue(obj, null);

                        This is with the language set to C#;

                        Control control = (Control)property.GetValue(obj, null);

                        I are Troll :suss:

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                        • L Lost User

                          That's what you get to see in a pre-tag without specifying the language;

                          Control control = (Control)property.GetValue(obj, null);

                          This is with the language set to C#;

                          Control control = (Control)property.GetValue(obj, null);

                          I are Troll :suss:

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                          Ok thanks :)

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                            That's what you get to see in a pre-tag without specifying the language;

                            Control control = (Control)property.GetValue(obj, null);

                            This is with the language set to C#;

                            Control control = (Control)property.GetValue(obj, null);

                            I are Troll :suss:

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                            Ian Shlasko
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                            It must be guessing VB instead of C... If I remember right (Been a while), in VB, you define a property as:

                            Public Property Something
                            Get
                            Return _localVariable
                            End Get
                            Set
                            _localVariable = Value
                            End Set
                            End Property

                            So "Property" is blue... Dunno why it would guess that for your code line though... You figure the "null" would be a dead giveaway that it's C/C++/C#

                            Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                            Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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                            • E Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

                              Oh, I just looked at my post. I had no idea what you are talking about. Ask the site admins if you want to know what crazy stuff happens not me :)

                              Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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                              Luc Pattyn
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                              You need to take some responsibility for the craziness too; a PRE or CODE tag accepts an optional LANG attrribute where you specify the language, and hence the applicable list of keywords. More information can be found here[^]. By default the language stuff is handled automatically when pasting in Q&A (based on code I provided here: PRE tags galore: LPCodeRecognizer[^]). So far Chris hasn't been willing or able to implement it also in the forums. There is a default, unfortunately it is C++ everywhere (and not C# as was documented somewhere), and independent of the actual forum. And then there are some bugs in the syntax colorizer, IIRC it is easily confused by quoted stuff. Conclusion: the best you can do is change <PRE> into <PRE lang="CS"> and hope for the best. :)

                              Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

                              Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

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                              • I Ian Shlasko

                                It must be guessing VB instead of C... If I remember right (Been a while), in VB, you define a property as:

                                Public Property Something
                                Get
                                Return _localVariable
                                End Get
                                Set
                                _localVariable = Value
                                End Set
                                End Property

                                So "Property" is blue... Dunno why it would guess that for your code line though... You figure the "null" would be a dead giveaway that it's C/C++/C#

                                Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                                Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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                                Luc Pattyn
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                                There is no guessing in the forums, it is just a bad default IMO. See my reply here[^]. :)

                                Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

                                Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

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