Hi, > I'm not sure if I understand you correctly. [ In case I don't, I would > suggest that you maybe use pseudo code and simpler (Gambas-only) terms to > state what you want to do. I mean: should I be required to look up the > "Firmata protocol" and "Ctrlr" and "MIDI" to answer your question about a
> Gambas programming technique? --- Ideally, no. ] Ok, bus as is the user list and not devel, introduced in case anyone was interested. ;) > So, what I read out of your mail is that you have one object Firmata1 which > has a certain configuration. You now want to add controls dynamically to the > Form which should inherit Firmata1's configuration by obtaining a reference > to the Firmata1 object. Not completely dynamic.. After completing write the controls the idea is just change the list of properties of the controls placed on the form. (Not writing a single line of code more after design forms) > If this understanding is correct, you have several possibilities, three of > which are: > > 1. Why must Firmata be an instantiable class? Wouldn't a module suffice > here? (A module is a special kind of class which only has one instance. > If you only have one serial port to communicate with in your > application, a module should be fine.) Modules are like global > variables so it will be easy for your controls to obtain a reference > to this object. I do not want to limit the ports, but to start i will take into account. > 2. Can't you pass the Firmata1 object to the constructors of the controls? Would be ideal, but I do not see how. Justly my idea was to add a property representing the instance name, and get the instance itself from that. http://gambaswiki.org/wiki/comp/gb/class/instance seems ideal but not work here.. > 3. (A refinement of 2.) Make the Firmata class a Container object and > create the controls inside the container Firmata1. This way, the > controls can access their parent Firmata1 and its configuration > directly. This is how the DataSource control from gb.db.form works, > if you are familiar with that. I will investigate this option.. Thanks, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
