Create and add label array to the form?

Question

Can you show me an example : In form load, create label array and then add them to the form?

Vulpes · Answer

OK, in that case the labels need to be such that you can set their properties in a loop: static class Program { internal static int nLabels; [STAThread] static void Main() { nLabels = 2; // or whatever Application.EnableVisualStyles(); Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false); Application.Run(new Form1()); } } public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); } // declare array at form level so can be accessed from anywhere in form private Label[] labels; private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { int n = Program.nLabels; labels = new Label[n]; // create array elements in a loop for (int i = 0; i { labels[i] = new Label(); labels[i].Text = "whatever " + (i + 1).ToString(); labels[i].Location = new Point(10, 30 * (i + 1)); // for example // set other properties } // add them to the form's Controls collection this.Controls.AddRange(labels); } // other methods }

Dave · Answer

Yes, that is exactly what I need and is a perfect answer!

Dave · Answer

Thank you for quick response. I didn't make my question clearly. I need to designed the size of the label array nLabels in main() and then create the label array of Program.nLabels in the form load, some kind of dynamically.

Vulpes · Answer

Sure, this should do it. For illustation I've just created an array with 2 labels but it can, of course, have as many as you like. // declare array at form level so it can be accessed from anywhere in form private Label[] labels; private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { // create individual labels Label label1 = new Label(); label1.Text = "whatever 1"; // set Location and any other properties Label label2 = new Label(); label2.Text = "whatever 2"; // set Location and any other properties // add them to array and thence to the form's Controls collection labels = new Label[2]{label1, label2}; this.Controls.AddRange(labels); }

Create and add label array to the form?

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