VB .NET variable help

[firewolf]

Does anyone know how to set a variable so that it relates to a textbox?

For example:

Dim TextBoxNumber As Integer

now you can set/add/change that number globally or locally, but I need a line of code that Dim's a variable as text in a textbox...

For example:

Dim num1 As TextBoxNumber.Text

Does anyone understand what I'm talking about? It's hard to explain.

See, what I'm doing is creating a game and I want the users to be able to enter their name in and it will be displayed each time it's their turn.

How would I go about doing this?

[nishark]

i havent programmed in VB, but i've programmed in asp.net and C#. here's what i'd do:

drag and drop a textbox in the webform:
or hardcode it as follows ...
<asp:textbox id=playerName runat="server"></asp:textbox>

and in the codebehind:

string playerNameStr = playerName.Text();
Session.Add("playerNameStrSessionVar", playerNameStr);


and then retrieve it by:
session["playerNameStrSessionVar"].ToString();


relevant System inclusions will be needed ...
hope that helps...

You'd probably want to set a global variable that you can assign in a function you call when you need to get the name.

If I follow what you mean, it should just be:

Dim sText as String

And then in the function to collect the info you'd have

function ToGetName()

sText = formName.TextBox.Text

End

Then to display it, you'd just use the variable sText. Example:

MsgBox "This is where the " & sText & " name would go."


That help at all?

[firewolf]

Yes! Thanks a lot!