But doesn't that solution render all the existing static methods which
call your function "appendToTextBox" ? I think you need to re-evaluate
your design and decide just what should be static (and why!)
On Oct 31, 11:15 pm, Dickery1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> gotcha. thank you very much
>
> On Oct 31, 2:04 pm, Joe Enos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Your code must start somewhere non-static - for example, a
> > button_click event handler. From there, you can call a static method
> > and just pass the thing in.
>
> > Suppose the following:
> > You have a textbox with ID txt1. The code gets started by clicking
> > btn1.
> > public void btn1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
> > {
> > DoSomething(txt1);}
>
> > public static void DoSomething(TextBox textBox)
> > {
> > textBox.Text = "AAA";
>
> > }
>
> > Working with the form is a little different - if you can stick with
> > the textbox only, that will be the easiest and probably the most
> > readable.
>
> > On Oct 31, 11:00 am, Dickery1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > i am pretty green to c#. can u provide an example or a link on how to
> > > pass reference to the form or textbox.
> > > appreciate ur help
>
> > > On Oct 31, 1:48 pm, Joe Enos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > > You can't access an instance's textbox from a static method - the
> > > > static method does not even know whether or not an instance of the
> > > > form even exists, let alone which one is calling it.
>
> > > > If you can change your static methods so their not static, that would
> > > > be best - or you can pass the reference to the textbox (or the form
> > > > itself) around as a parameter, then you'll be able to access it.
>
> > > > On Oct 31, 10:42 am, Dickery1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > > > i have issues in writing to a textbox from static method
> > > > > private static void appendToTextBox(string str){
> > > > > Form1.textBox1.Text += str + "\r\n";
>
> > > > > }
>
> > > > > An object reference is required for the nonstatic field,
> > > > > method, or
> > > > > property 'collectTickData.Form1.textBox1'
>
> > > > > how do i fix it. aparrently all the mehods calling appendToTextBox are
> > > > > static and so i made it static too.
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