How do I load series of pictures from resource?

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Hi Please kindly pay attention to below code:

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Me.btn1.Image = My.Resources.PicOfBTN01
Me.btn2.Image = My.Resources.PicOfBTN02
Me.btn3.Image = My.Resources.PicOfBTN03
 .
 .
 .
Me.btn30.Image = My.Resources.PicOfBTN30

I need to know, how can I do this job, with a FOR ?
Because I don't want to type a line for 30 times :(

Thanks.

Posted 18-Jan-14 1:41am

Sh.H.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2014-01-18T01:56:00

Solution 1

It's probably easier to type the 30 lines...

Getting the resource itself isn't too bad:

VB

Dim obj As Bitmap = My.Resources.ResourceManager.GetObject("MyPic2")
PictureBox1.Image = obj

Will do it (though you would probably want to cache the images in an array if you use them often as it returns a new image each time) - so all you have to do is generate the resource name "picOfBtn" + integer value in the loop.

But...then you have to loop through all the controls, identify the buttons you want to set an image for, get its name (Easy: the "Name" property will do that), break the name down to get the integer, build the property name string and then you can use the ResourceManager to get the image.

See what I mean? It's faster to do the lines yourself...

Posted 18-Jan-14 1:56am

OriginalGriff

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Sh.H. 18-Jan-14 8:17am

Thanks
Would you please kindly write a simple code with regards as your explanation?

OriginalGriff 18-Jan-14 8:19am

No.
You are trying to save effort typing lines, by getting me to do the work instead?
That doesn't seem very fair to me...

Sh.H. 18-Jan-14 8:27am

I asked because I didn't get your meaning ... anyway... thanks.

OriginalGriff 18-Jan-14 8:42am

Which part did you not get the meaning of?
You know how to loop through controls on a form?
You know how to identify which buttons you are interested in (And remember, I don't)?
And so on...

Sh.H. 18-Jan-14 10:37am

Look, I need to know the code, which I should use, instead of 30 times typing... Would you please do a favor to me and let me know it?
Thanks.

OriginalGriff 18-Jan-14 11:09am

No - because instead of you typing 30 lines (or copy'n'paste 30 times plus a quick edit session) I'd have to create a project, add 30 image resources, add buttons to a form, decide which ones I want to set to the resource images and how I'd tell them from "ordinary" buttons, write the code, test it and then post it up so the one person in the world who is interested can save himself a little typing.
Does that sound like a good deal from my POV to you?
Would you like to do some coding for me while I spend some of my time on yours?

Sh.H. 18-Jan-14 12:06pm

I don't need you to make a project.
Just type 2 or 3 line code here.
I will do the rest by myself.
for example:
We have 3 images which their name is: "Img1","Img2",Img3"
How shall we assign them to picture box without typing 3 lines?
Just let me know the code of it.