[RESOLVED] Dynamic Object Names

[fcronin]

Okay...

            string[] columnNames = new string[] { "one", "two", "three" };

            foreach (string colName in columnNames)
            {
                this.listView1.Columns.Add(colName, 200);
            }

That code works perfectly fine... the reason is that listview1.Columns.Add() has an overload that will accept (string, width) and create a new column using that information for you.

You can still do it this way if it is more to your liking...

            string[] columnNames = new string[] { "one", "two", "three" };

            for (int colIndex = 0; colIndex < columnNames.Length; colIndex++)
            {
                ColumnHeader newHeader = new ColumnHeader();

                newHeader.Text = columnNames[colIndex];
                newHeader.Width = 200;
                
                this.listView1.Columns.Add(newHeader);
            }

The problem with using the same variable name twice, is the compiler can't know what you want, do you want a string, or a ColumnHeader called myObject? Once it is initialized as a string, and the compiler sees you try to initialize it again as a ColumnHeader, it attempts to convert it, which fails.

I hope this helps out