Symbolic naming

does anyone know how to do this in a for loop in VB6

'txtHI6_Ln5(TabStrip1.SelectedItem.Index - 1).Visible = True
'txtHI6_Ln6(TabStrip1.SelectedItem.Index - 1).Visible = True
'txtHI6_Ln7(TabStrip1.SelectedItem.Index - 1).Visible = True
'txtHI6_Ln8(TabStrip1.SelectedItem.Index - 1).Visible = True
'txtHI6_Ln9(TabStrip1.SelectedItem.Index - 1).Visible = True
'txtHI6_Ln10(TabStrip1.SelectedItem.Index - 1).Visible = True
'txtHI6_Ln11(TabStrip1.SelectedItem.Index - 1).Visible = True

For i = 5 to 11
txtHI6_Ln"i"(TabStrip1.SelectedItem.Index - 1).Visible = True

...
next i?

Thanks , Marc :confused:

You could try something like :

Code:

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Dim I As Integer, Ctl As Control
For i = 5 to 11
  Set Ctl = Me.Controls("txtHI6_Ln" & Format(i)) ' The Trick Is here :)
  Ctl(TabStrip1.SelectedItem.Index - 1).Visible = True
Next i

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Give that a shot, it should work. here, I loop from 5 to 11, then, I set the current found control, equal to a variable named Ctl - lastly, I set the Visible property

I hope it helps! :)

Another approach might be to put the textboxes in a frame. Then setting the frame's Visible property can show or hide all the boxes at once.

I like the frame idea...very clever...will add that to my tools.

I usually use an array/collection for looping though objects and performing the same method.

You could code the array as

dim txtArray(11) as TextBox

then assign each text box to an index in the array.

use a stepping for loop or a do while loop with a counter to loop through the indexes of the array and perform the method or change the property you want.

The collection could be used if all the textboxes need it done.

Dim colTextBoxes as Collection

Use the collections add method to add the textboxes to the collection.

You then can use a for each next loop to call the method or set the property for the contents of the whole collection.

Hope this helps.

Btw HanneStheGreat, your code looks like .Net Code...however the concept would work by accessing the forms control collection.

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Originally Posted by VehementSoftware

Btw HanneStheGreat, your code looks like .Net Code...however the concept would work by accessing the forms control collection.

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Hi.

Nope, that is pure VB 6 code. :)

Sorry Hannes, I thought Me was used in .Net, I have never used in 6.0. Just remembered it's My in .Net. Forgive me, still kind of a noob.