Using Object Types?
Sep 27, 2010
I understand that different data types have different uses, String for text, Integer for numerical ect. However, if the Object type can be used for ALL types and supportive of everthign then why should i worry about using correct data types such as string and integer if i can just use "Object" for them all and it will work.I could do
Dim Test as Object = "John"
or i could do
Dim Test as String = "John"
They both do the same thing; there must be something very important im missing here but can only think of one thing that it could be; Memory Management.I think that by using a type such as object may take up more memory than using string?
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Nov 1, 2009
I have a class with a Property called 'Value' which is of type Object.Value can be of any type, a structure, a class, an array, IList etc.My problem is with the setter and determining whether the value has changed or not.This is simple enough for value types, but reference types and lists present a problem.For a class, would you assume that the Equals method has been implemented correctly, or just assume that the value has changed every time the setter is called?If I did assume it's changed, then perhaps I should assume it for value types as well, so that the behaviour is consistent.
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Mar 29, 2010
I am having some trouble creating an object array of different object types. Here is what I have so far:
Public Sub New()
Dim b1 As New Book("Book Title 1", "Gold Book Publisher", 1.0, "Bob Jones", "192DJDJD212", "01/02/10")
Dim b2 As New Book("Book Title 2", "Gold Book Publisher", 1.0, "Bob Jones", "192DJDJD212", "01/02/10")
Dim b3 As New Book("Book Title 3", "Gold Book Publisher", 1.0, "Bob Jones", "192DJDJD212", "01/02/10")
[code]....
If I define the array As Book (Public publicationArray(6) As Book) or Magazine (Public publicationArray(6) As Magazine) I am able to access the properties of that class but not both. I think I need to define a type for each array instance but not sure how to do this.
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Jul 29, 2010
I am building an ASP.NET application that needs dynamic tables. That's another issue that I've already posted about (and gotten a pretty good response!). Now, I'm running into another issue - I want to add new rows to my table, but given that I will have 10-12 tables on one page, each containing different objects in their rows (text boxes, check boxes, etc.) I need a way of simply generically adding a new row that has the same objects as the first row in the table. Here's my code:
Private Sub AddTableRow(ByRef originalTable As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Table)
Dim originalRow As System.Web.UI.WebControls.TableRow = originalTable.Rows(1)
Dim insertingRow As New System.Web.UI.WebControls.TableRow[code]......
Stepping through with a debugger, I see that this strategy is working - but the additional table row still doesn't appear...and still does when I do this statically.
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Feb 3, 2011
Here's what I'm looking to do. I have an array of objects that all implement a particular interface. What I want to do is search that array of objects for a particular object type.I have to do this in several places, so I'm trying to create a function where I pass in the object array and the type that I'm searching for, and have that function return the object that matches that type - or nothing if no match is found.I wrote the following, but it isn't working, so I'm missing something:
[code]...
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Apr 15, 2011
I'm trying to figure out how find an object's type when it is a subclass of another object and I only know the string value of the object's type's name.I created the follwing classes:
HTML
Public Class word
End Class
Public Class noun[code]....
The problem is, using 'GetType' to check pn against a string value, I can only see that pn is a properNoun, not that its parent classes are noun and word.Is there a way to check pn against the string value "noun" or "word" and get back a positive result, indicating that pn is indeed a noun and a word as well as a properNoun?
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Feb 10, 2010
My quest is in regards to xml serialization. I need to get rid of the root node of a collection. I don't have access to my source now so I'll just try to generalize
public class SomeClass
'...some other properties...
<XMLArray(isnullable:=true), _
<XMLArrayitem(datatype:=(getType(object1)), _
[code]....
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Nov 9, 2011
I am having problems with my code, where I get the "Object cannot be cast from DBNull to other types" message when Insert(). I get the message on every Insert to this table, even though the data is successfully inserted. If I Update the same data after Insert(), it does so without error. I have checked my values and none of them are DBNull. Even when the same values are passed on Insert that are passed on Update.
My code is :
Private Sub Save()
Dim bo As tbl_GL
bo = New tbl_GL()
bo.ConnectionString = AppConfig.ConnectString
[Code] .....
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Feb 15, 2011
Given a list of objects, I'd like to print a string version of them just in case the object.ToString() result is a relevant string.By that I mean I don't want to get things like:
obj.ToString() -> System.Collections.Generic.List`1[MyLib.Dude]
obj.ToString() -> System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.Int32,System.DateTime]
obj.ToString() -> System.Byte[]
But I want to get things like:
obj.ToString() -> Hi
obj.ToString() -> 129847.123
obj.ToString() -> Id = 123
What should be the best way to implement this in a method:
Public Sub PrintInterestingStuffOnly(ByVal coolList as Ilist(Of Object))
For Each obj in coolList
'insert solution here
[code].....
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Jan 1, 2008
I have set my datasource on my datagridview to be a subset of rows as follows:
dg.DataSource = myDataSet.testTable.Select("id=" & id)
But I get a runtime error that Operator '=' is not defined for types 'Object' and '1-dimensional array of DataRow' There should be an easy way to do this that doesn't involve creating new tables, etc.
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Dec 14, 2011
I have a generic Class I'm using to hold information loaded from a database.I have a method which takes a DataRow as an argument, uses the object's known column name and extracts the data from the DataRow, such that:Dim loadData As T = CType(myDataRow("myColumnName"), T))works as my default assignment in most cases.Unfortunately, due to some horrifying design constraints, some of my columns may be null, and may also be taken from enumerations.This means that when <T> is Nullable(Of SomeEnumeration) the above code does not work because I can't cast 0 directly to SomeEnumeration.Zero.Is there some way to check whether <T> is Nullable(Of [Enum])? Or some way to write a method which allows Integers to be cast to Nullable(Of [Enum])?I feel like I'm forgetting something that would allow me to write one of the other of these, but my weak google-fu is turning up nothing.
EDIT: Okay, thanks to dasblinkenlight's answer below, I can detect when this circumstance is occurring, but what I need to do now is to take a type <T> which I know is Nullable(Of SomeClass), get a type reference to SomeClass and then create a new object of type Nullable(Of SomeClass) and assign that to LoadData.My problem was that I had a lot of difficulty in finding any function which would accept baseType as an actual Type.Parse accepted baseType as a parameter, I knew baseType was an [Enum] type because of dasblinkenlight's code, so I was, in this instance, able to code a solution. It's a solution which is very specific to my problem (i.e., T is Nullable(of SomeEnumeration)), but it's a solution nonetheless.
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May 1, 2009
how can I troubleshoot "Object cannot be cast from DBNull to other types."?I am using a combobox, to retrieve the price and discount price of the service, If I select an item in combobox3 once, error will not occur, but if I select a item again in combobox3, "Object cannot be cast from DBNull to other types." will occur..here is my code
Private Sub ComboBox3_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ComboBox3.SelectedIndexChanged
Dim ds As New DataSet
[code]....
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Jun 20, 2012
how can I troubleshoot "Object cannot be cast from DBNull to other types."?I am using a combobox, to retrieve the price and discount price of the service, If I select an item in combobox3 once, error will not occur, but if I select a item again in combobox3, "Object cannot be cast from DBNull to other types." will occur..
here is my code
Private Sub ComboBox3_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ComboBox3.SelectedIndexChanged
[code].....
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Jun 23, 2012
I need to compare two dictionary values if the types stored are equal, this is what i have
if gettype(Args(key)) = gettype(argtypes(key)) then
'' do something
end if
[Code]....
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Jul 10, 2010
I am somewhat new to object oriented programming and am attempting to flatten a Linq object hierarchy by using a shim class.how to initalize a derived class with property values from a base class?I have two objects, a base object with about 100 properties, and a derived object which inherits from the base object and adds a few additional properties beyond those of the base object. My simple constructor creates the derived object, but I am looking for a way to initialize the derived object properties with values from the base object.Right now I am using reflection to iterate over the properties individually and I suspect there may be a better way. The following example shows my shim class constructor for the derived class, and two properties:
newProperty1 - a new string property of the derived class
flattenedProperty2 - a new string property of the derived class, copied from a 2nd-level object of the base class
Code example:
Public Class derivedObj
Inherits baseObj
Private _newProperty1 As String[code].......
Is this the correct constructor approach to flatten the object hierarchy using a shim class? My second question relates to initialization of properties in the derived class. The constructor above creates the derived object, but what is the best way to initialize the derived object properties with values from the base object? The following code uses reflection to iterate over the properties individually, but I suspect there may be a better way.
Code example:
' property names are in the string array fieldNames
'baseObjQuery is an ienumerable of baseObj
'derivedObjList is a list of derivedObj[code].....
Is there a simple way to initialize values for the properties in the derived object based upon the values of the common properties in the base object?
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Jul 29, 2011
I am getting following error whenever I want to use IIf function inside entity framework query.
LINQ to Entities does not recognize the method 'System.Object IIf(Boolean, System.Object, System.Object)' method, and this method cannot be translated into a store expression.
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Apr 16, 2010
What do I need to convert?
Dim CEESearchByAppNo = From CEEsearch In dbCEE.tblScanneds _
Where CEEsearch.AppNo = iAppNo
[code].....
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May 8, 2009
How do I calculate the direction an object is facing in degrees, if object A is at x1, y1 and facing object B which is at x2, y2?
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Dec 31, 2009
Occasionally I encountered this exception message while trying to download file from a server using System.Net.FtpWebRequest and System.Net.FtpWebResponse Object.
Download a file.ftpRequest_DL.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DownloadFile get the response object
Dim ftpResponse_DL As FtpWebResponse = CType(ftpRequest_DL.GetResponse, FtpWebResponse)
[Code]...
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Oct 18, 2010
If I declare my object at the beggining of my page class, and instantiate it in a dropdownlist selected_index change event. Shouldn't this object be available thru out the entire page and also persist thru a postback? I lose the object in my selected date change event in my calendar.
[Code]...
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Mar 1, 2012
I have an ssis package that takes a flat file and dumps it to SQL. During that process, 150 columns need to have '-' and '.' removed from them. I have done this using a Script Transformation.
Public Overrides Sub Input0_ProcessInputRow(ByVal Row As Input0Buffer)
Dim column As IDTSInputColumn90
Dim rowType As Type = Row.GetType()
[code]....
Edit I've discovered that this line is the problem
Dim strCol As String = columnValue.GetValue(Row, Nothing).ToString()
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Oct 16, 2011
I am trying to start the process with the following parameters When I try to start it though I get an System.nullreferenceexception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Dim exepath As String = Application.StartupPath + "inffmpeg.exe"
Dim sr As StreamReader
Dim cmd As String = " -i """ + input + """ -ar 22050 -y """ + output + """"
Dim ffmpegOutput As String
[code]....
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Jan 12, 2011
In the Session_Start of the Global.asax i have
Sub Session_Start(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Session("login") = False
[code]....
Why i am getting error the error Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at line
If Current.Session("login") Is Nothing Then
while checking for the login state as follows?
If GetLogin = False Then
'Do something
End if
I mean i have already created the instance on the Session_Start... Haven't i?
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Oct 26, 2009
I have an object that is defined as a global variable based on custom class. Within that class I have an event that gets fired a certain intervals. These events are fired on the same thread as where the object is declared. How do I create a global object, but have the events within that object fire on a separate thread?
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Jan 12, 2010
i am using VB.net 2003 and i am trying to get the number of rows of a dataset from form1 into form2 in order to use it for something else and i am getting the error"System.NullReferenceException occured...Additional information: object reference not set to an instance of an object"...my code is like this:in form1:Public x as integer= me.dataset.table.rows.count here it gives me the error
in form2:
dim frm as new form1
msgbox(frm.x)
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Jan 5, 2010
I am getting this error when I try to print my report. Here is my print code.
Private Sub PrintToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles PrintToolStripMenuItem.Click
Dim Print_Dialog As New PrintDialog
[code].....
Here is my error: System.NullReference Exception: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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Jan 29, 2012
I'm trying to set the format of a column in a datagridview.When I put the format statement in the on load event for the form, it has no effect. When I put it in the cellformatting event I get the "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error. I checked the column name. What I am doing wrong?
This is the code:Private Sub MeetingTblDataGridView_CellFormatting(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs) Handles MeetingTblDataGridView.CellFormatting
Me.MeetingTblDataGridView.Columns("Starttime").DefaultCellStyle.Format = "HH:mm:ss"
End Sub What I'm trying to do is get rid of the date part of a Date/Time field (stored in an Access database) in a datagridview column.
dp.SyntaxHighlighter.ClipboardSwf = '/dp.SyntaxHighlighter/Scripts/clipboard.swf'
dp.SyntaxHighlighter.HighlightAll('09dde30f062e451a854266e66205b1cf')
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Jun 7, 2012
I know how to handle a single objects property changed event very easily. I want to handle a objects property changed event that is part of another object.
Given Object:
[ObjectY = Y]
+ Public WithEvents X As ObjectX
I would like to do something like:
Private Sub XPropertyChanged() Handles Y.X.PropertyChanged
Right now I need to create a object that equals the object inside that object and then handle this variable pointers property changed, but that is just annoying.
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Aug 14, 2010
with datagridview1
while looping through all the cells
i am trying to allot a cell value to another cell value basing on some conditions
& finally delete one column.my code is as fallows
Dim i, x As Integer
i = 0
x = Me.DataGridView1.Rows.Count[code]....
error i am getting is : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.it is extremely surprising for me the same code has worked nice for me but why & how the same line of code is generating this error.
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Jan 12, 2011
I am trying to write an VBA application in Excel 2010 using "Microsoft Soap Toolkit 3.0" on 64 bit Windows 7 to consume an web service. But i got an error while initializing an object of SoapClient30.
Error message is :: Runtime error '429' :ActiveX component can't create object.
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