C#

// step 1 - alternatively do this within the designer
// private void InitializeComponent()
// {
	// ...
	this.button1.Tag = 1;
	this.button2.Tag = 2;
	this.button3.Tag = 3;
	this.button4.Tag = 4;
	this.button5.Tag = 5;
	this.button6.Tag = 6;
	this.button7.Tag = 7;
	// ...
// }

// step 2 - alternatively do this within the designer
// private void InitializeComponent()
// {
	// ...
	this.button0.Click += new System.EventHandler(ClickHandler);
	this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(ClickHandler);
	this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(ClickHandler);
	this.button3.Click += new System.EventHandler(ClickHandler);
	this.button4.Click += new System.EventHandler(ClickHandler);
	this.button5.Click += new System.EventHandler(ClickHandler);
	this.button6.Click += new System.EventHandler(ClickHandler);
	this.button7.Click += new System.EventHandler(ClickHandler);
	// ...
// }

private void ClickHandler(object sender, EventArgs ea)
{
	// step 3
	short nOutNum = (short) ((Control)sender).Tag;
	NTPort.Outport(nAddress, (short)nOutNum);	
}

public enum BorderStyle
{
    Raised,Sunken,Etched,Bump
};

/////THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE IN A CLASS:

  public static void DrawBorder(Graphics g, 
                                Rectangle rect, 
                                BorderStyle border, 
                                Color color)
  {
      BorderStyle inner=BorderStyle.Raised;
      BorderStyle outer=BorderStyle.Raised;
      switch(border)
      {
          case BorderStyle.Raised:
             inner=BorderStyle.Raised;
             outer=BorderStyle.Raised;
             break;
          case BorderStyle.Sunken:
             inner=BorderStyle.Sunken;
             outer=BorderStyle.Sunken;
             break;
          case BorderStyle.Etched:
             inner=BorderStyle.Raised;
             outer=BorderStyle.Sunken;
             break;
          case BorderStyle.Bump:
             inner=BorderStyle.Sunken;
             outer=BorderStyle.Raised;
             break;
     }
     DrawThinBorder(g,rect,outer,color,inner==outer);
     rect.Offset(1,1);
     rect.Width-=2;rect.Height-=2;
     DrawThinBorder(g,rect,inner,color,false);
}
		
public static void DrawThinBorder(Graphics g, 
                                Rectangle rect,
                                BorderStyle border, 
                                Color color)
{DrawThinBorder(g,rect,border,color,false);}

public static void DrawThinBorder(Graphics g, 
                                Rectangle rect, 
                                BorderStyle border, 
                                Color color,
                                bool outer)
{
    if(border==BorderStyle.Raised)
    {
        DrawUpperCorner(g,rect,new Pen((outer?ColorHelper.LightenColor(color,1):color)));
        DrawLowerCorner(g,rect,new Pen(ColorHelper.DarkenColor(color,(outer?3:1))));
     }else
     {
        DrawUpperCorner(g,rect,new Pen(ColorHelper.DarkenColor(color,(outer?1:2))));
        DrawLowerCorner(g,rect,new Pen((outer?ColorHelper.LightenColor(color,1):color)));		

     }
}
		
public static void DrawUpperCorner(Graphics g, Rectangle rect, Pen pen)
{
    g.DrawLine(pen,rect.X, rect.Y,rect.X,rect.Y+rect.Height);
    g.DrawLine(pen,rect.X, rect.Y,rect.X+rect.Width,rect.Y);
}
public static void DrawLowerCorner(Graphics g, Rectangle rect, Pen pen)
{
    g.DrawLine(pen,rect.X+rect.Width, rect.Y,rect.X+rect.Width,rect.Y+rect.Height);
    g.DrawLine(pen,rect.X, rect.Y+rect.Height,rect.X+rect.Width,rect.Y+rect.Height);
}

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using System;
using System.Reflection;

namespace SolidAvatar
{
	public class TestAttribute : Attribute
	{
		private string m_FieldName;
		
		public TestAttribute(string fieldName)
		{
			m_FieldName = fieldName;
		}

		public string FieldName
		{
			get
			{ return m_FieldName; }
		}

		public static string GetFieldValue(object candidate, string fieldName)
		{

			System.Type type = candidate.GetType ();
			foreach (PropertyInfo propInfo in type.GetProperties())
			{
				object[] attribs = propInfo.GetCustomAttributes (typeof (TestAttribute), true);
				if (attribs.Length > 0)
				{
					TestAttribute testAttrib = (TestAttribute)attribs[0];
					if (testAttrib.FieldName == fieldName)
					{
						return (string)propInfo.GetValue (candidate, null);
					}						
				}
			}

			// couldn't find it
			return string.Empty;
		}
	}

	class MyClass
	{
		[Test ("ID")]
		public string ID
		{
			get
			{ return string.Empty; }
			set
			{}
		}

		public static void Main()
		{
			MyClass myClass = new MyClass ();

			string idValue = TestAttribute.GetFieldValue (myClass, "ID");
		}
	}
}

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