build control in vb.net 2005

**takissd** · 10-03-2005, 11:32 AM

hello, i have a question. Does anyone have a small example of how to build a control in vb.net 2005? i have found examples in vb.net 2003 on google, but not anything special for 2005.
What i want to build is a control that will give me some values. for example: lets say i use a control called "mycontrol" So when i take mycontrol.value1 it will return 5 , when i want mycontrol.value2 it will return 232 and so on.
Is this possible? I know it looks more like a function than a control but i wanna use it as a control. Please let me know. thanks

**TheLlama** · 10-03-2005, 12:08 PM

How about not using VB? I'm sorry, that was uncalled for. I normally have enlightening unbiased replys. Not this time though. VB sucks, learn a real programming language.

**takissd** · 10-03-2005, 12:41 PM

thanx for your comments but i need to do it on vb.net 2005. i have done the whole project in that and i am not planning to learn another language cause vb sucks. i have a little time to work on my hobbie stuff and vb is covering good enough.

**World705** · 10-03-2005, 01:26 PM

i work with vb.net 2003 is there any difference in coding ?

**takissd** · 10-03-2005, 01:41 PM

not sure, but when i found some examples online, vb2003 has a selection at the beginning where you can make a new control /library, but vbnet2005 does not. so i started it as a class but it did not work..

**zzachattack2** · 10-04-2005, 04:33 PM

2003 and 2005 framework libraries are relatively the same, there really shouldn't be any difference in the code, with the exception that the templates use partial classes.

**TommyGun** · 10-08-2005, 03:24 AM

Have a look at the Microsoft website under visual studio 2005. There are a lot of tutorials to be found if you take the time to look. I've been using visual studio 2005 beta 2 to do some web development, and most of the work now is just drag and drop. How are you .Net skills?

**takissd** · 10-10-2005, 12:28 PM

thanx people, i have been having some progress with that, i think i am getting there! yeah i checked the msdn website. there is lots of info there!

**IntellaWorks** · 10-10-2005, 03:45 PM

Why a control and not a class? If you ABSOLUTELY need these values on a control then just create a property in the control.

Code:

      Public Property TheProperty(tst as integer) as integer
             Get
                     Return value
             Set (tst as integer)
                   value = tst
      end Property

**IntellaWorks** · 10-10-2005, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by TheLlama

How about not using VB? I'm sorry, that was uncalled for. I normally have enlightening unbiased replys. Not this time though. VB sucks, learn a real programming language.

Oh yea, VB is a real programming language if you don't use it then don't comment on it. In the past VB was a "hobbiest language" now its very powerful. I'm so sick of poeple being stuck in thier safe little C/C++ bubbles, thinking no programming language can beat it. Here's a word of advice: .Net 2005 changes that my friend so jump on the bus or be one of the few left behind.... Learn to like vb or c# (afterall they created C# for you guys in the bubble to be able to easily migrate over to a VB like, managed, language)