Hello, So, MainWindow has an instance of an RTDFile object and you want it to be able to set properties on the MainWindow?
I would either pass the RTDFile object your MainWindow class or supply it with a callback ( a delegate such as Action ) that it can call when it needs How's that sound? Ian On 3 Aug 2011, at 23:11, "jimevt" <[email protected]> wrote: > My first post! I'm new to C#, mono, gtk#, etc. I'm pulling out my > hair on > this one, and I can't afford it! > > I've used the Stetic designer to make a MainWindow that includes a > status > bar. I also created a public method named SetStatus() to update > the status > bar ( get context id, pop, then push a new status ). I can call > this from > within the MainWindow class itself with no problems. > > I also have another file with a custom class (RTDFile.cs ) that > processes files. The MainWindow class has an instance of the RTDFile > class. > I want the code within the RTDFile class to be able to update the > status > bar as it works its way through a file, and I can't figure out how > to do it! > > The RTDFile class doesn't know about SetStatus(). My research > leads me > to believe that I can declare methods as "static" to make them > accessible > from other classes, and this appears to work for other methods. > However, > If I try to declare SetStatus() as "static" then the SetStatus() > method no > longer has access to the StatusBar object - I get the error message: > > An object reference is required for the non-static field, > method, or > property 'MainWindow.StatusBar' > > Is there a way to grant the RTDFile class access to the SetStatus() > method? Or, if I make SetStaus() "static", how to I get an object > reference to an existing MainWindow object? > > Thanks for your help! > > JimE. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/Scope-of-MainWindow-methods-Stetic-created-widgets-tp3717101p3717101.html > Sent from the Mono - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [email protected] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
