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How can I use a textbox, label and button that was added to a panel to input and show information

Okay so basically I have a calendar display and when you click on anyone of the dates on it, it creates a new panel with a label displaying the date selected. I also made it so when you click on a date and a new panel is made, a label, textbox and button is created and placed onto that new panel as well.
So what I want and have been struggling with is for me to enter something into that textbox then to press the button to submit it and then for it to show on the label.
I think I know what the issue is but I've been stuck at this for hours.
Here is my code:
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void monthCalendar1_DateSelected_1(object sender, DateRangeEventArgs e)
{
Panel newPanel = new Panel();
this.Controls.Add(newPanel);
newPanel.Visible = true;
newPanel.Size = new Size(564, 831);
newPanel.Location = new Point(0, 190);
newPanel.BringToFront();
Label textLabel = new Label();
textLabel.Size = new Size(500, 500);
textLabel.Font = new Font(textLabel.Font.Name, 25, textLabel.Font.Style);
textLabel.Location = new Point(3, 3);
Label dateLabel = new Label();
dateLabel.Size = new Size(500, 500);
dateLabel.Font = new Font(dateLabel.Font.Name, 25, dateLabel.Font.Style);
dateLabel.Location = new Point(128, 3);
Button Submitbutton = new Button();
Submitbutton.Location = new Point(100, 500);
Submitbutton.Text = "Add Food";
Submitbutton.Size = new Size(400, 100);
Submitbutton.BackColor = Color.Aqua;
Submitbutton.BringToFront();
Submitbutton.Click += Button_Click;
TextBox textBox = new TextBox();
textBox.Location = new Point(100, 650);
textBox.Size = new Size(500, 500);
textBox.BackColor = Color.Aqua;
textBox.Visible = true;
textBox.Text = "Enter food here...";
textBox.BringToFront();
Label inputtedFood = new Label();
inputtedFood.Size = new Size(500, 500);
inputtedFood.Font = new Font(inputtedFood.Font.Name, 25, inputtedFood.Font.Style);
inputtedFood.Location = new Point(100, 600);
inputtedFood.Text = "placeholder";
newPanel.Controls.Add(dateLabel);
newPanel.Controls.Add(textLabel);
newPanel.Controls.Add(Submitbutton);
newPanel.Controls.Add(textBox);
newPanel.Controls.Add(inputtedFood);
String myCalendar = monthCalendar1.SelectionRange.Start.ToShortDateString();
textLabel.Text = "Date:";
dateLabel.Text = myCalendar;
}
private void Button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
inputtedFood.Text = textBox.Text;
}
private void monthCalendar1_DateChanged_1(object sender, DateRangeEventArgs e)
{
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
}
I tried the above code and was met with errors that are shown in the post.

Totally agree with both LarsTech and Ňɏssa Pøngjǣrdenlarp, you should be building a UserControl in place of the Panel and placing the TextBox, Button, and Label inside of that.
Your immediate question, though:
So what I want and have been struggling with is for me to enter
something into that textbox then to press the button to submit it and
then for it to show on the label.
Can be accomplished with this simple code:
Button Submitbutton = new Button();
// ... more code ...
Submitbutton.Click += (s2, e2) =>
{
inputtedFood.Text = textBox.Text;
};
Here's a little example showing it in action:
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
FlowLayoutPanel flp = new FlowLayoutPanel();
TextBox textBox = new TextBox();
// ... more code ...
Label inputtedFood = new Label();
inputtedFood.Text = "placeholder";
// ... more code ...
Button Submitbutton = new Button();
// ... more code ...
Submitbutton.Click += (s2, e2) =>
{
inputtedFood.Text = textBox.Text;
};
flp.Controls.Add(textBox);
flp.Controls.Add(Submitbutton);
flp.Controls.Add(inputtedFood);
flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(flp);
}
The output:

Controls.Find not working within specific if-statement?

I´m stuck on a problem using controls.find and I can´t find the error.
I´m creating a loginform using different panels.
Panels are created as follows:
public Panel CreatePanel()
{
Panel login = new Panel();
TextBox Login_UsernameTB = new TextBox();
TextBox Login_PasswordTB = new TextBox();
Label label1 = new Label();
Label label2 = new Label();
Label loginstatus = new Label();
Button Login_Loginbtn = new Button();
Button Login_Registerbtn = new Button();
PictureBox Login_Logo = new PictureBox();
PictureBox Login_ECard = new PictureBox();
//creatingPanel
login.Location = new Point(0, 0);
login.Name = "Login";
login.Size = new Size(1000, 400);
//locations
Login_ECard.Location = new Point(500, 250);
Login_ECard.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage;
Login_ECard.Image = PatientSimulator.Properties.Resources.Ecard;
Login_ECard.Name = "Login_Ecard";
Login_Logo.Location = new Point(148, 12);
Login_Logo.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.StretchImage;
Login_Logo.Image = PatientSimulator.Properties.Resources.Logo;
Login_Logo.Name = "Login_Logo";
label1.Location = new Point(31, 200);
label1.Size = new Size(58, 13);
label1.Text = "Username:";
label1.Name = "label1";
label2.Location = new Point(31, 244);
label2.Size = new Size(56, 13);
label2.Text = "Password:";
label2.Name = "label2";
Login_UsernameTB.Location = new Point(148, 197);
Login_UsernameTB.Size = new Size(359, 20);
Login_UsernameTB.Text = "Testfirma1";
Login_UsernameTB.Name = "Login_UsernameTB";
Login_PasswordTB.Location = new Point(148, 241);
Login_PasswordTB.Size = new Size(359, 20);
Login_PasswordTB.Text = "Hallo1234#";
Login_PasswordTB.PasswordChar = '*';
Login_PasswordTB.Name = "Login_PasswordTB";
Login_Loginbtn.Location = new Point(432, 334);
Login_Loginbtn.Size = new Size(75, 23);
Login_Loginbtn.Text = "Login";
Login_Loginbtn.Click += Login_Loginbtn_Click;
loginstatus.Location = new Point(323, 360);
loginstatus.Size = new Size(300, 20);
loginstatus.Text = "";
loginstatus.Name = "loginstatus";
Login_Registerbtn.Location = new Point(323, 334);
Login_Registerbtn.Size = new Size(75, 23);
Login_Registerbtn.Text = "Register";
Login_Registerbtn.Click += Login_Registerbtn_Click;
login.Controls.Add(Login_ECard);
login.Controls.Add(Login_Logo);
login.Controls.Add(label1);
login.Controls.Add(label2);
login.Controls.Add(Login_UsernameTB);
login.Controls.Add(Login_PasswordTB);
login.Controls.Add(Login_Loginbtn);
login.Controls.Add(Login_Registerbtn);
login.Controls.Add(loginstatus);
return login;
}
In Form_load:
Panel login = CreatePanel();
login.Visible = true;
Controls.Add(login);
When I start the application, everything is displayed. if I type some text into systemstatus.text isn't gets displayed.
When doing a check if the entered password & username are correct, the strange stuff happens.
private void Login_Loginbtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Patient.DBAccess db = new Patient.DBAccess();
Sha256 sha = new Sha256();
string username = login.Controls.Find("Login_UsernameTB", true)[0].Text;
string userpw = login.Controls.Find("Login_PasswordTB", true)[0].Text;
Patient.DatabaseRequestInterface.UserInterface user = new Patient.DatabaseRequestInterface.UserInterface();
user.Username = username;
if (db.IsUserExisting(user)){
user = db.ReadUserPassword(user);
string salt = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(user.PasswordSalt);
byte[] pw = sha.GetSha256(userpw, salt);
if (pw.SequenceEqual(user.PasswordHash))
{
//Programm starten
//token generieren
Patient.DatabaseRequestInterface.UserInterface useri = db.ReadFullUser(user);
UserAuthentificationToken = new UserInfo(useri.Username, useri.Uuid, DateTime.Now);
LoginSuccessEvent?.Invoke(this, new EventArgs());
login.Controls.Find("loginstatus", true)[0].Text = "Login successfull";
this.Close();
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Login failed, Username and/or password incorrect");
}
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Falscher User oder Passwort");
//Controls.Find("Login_StatusL", true)[0].Text = "Login failed, Username and/or password incorrect!";
}
}
The first 2 times I use controls.find it works, I get the strings entered by the users at the corresponding TextBoxes. When I try to change loginstatus, I get a System.IndexOutOfRangeException. My interpretation of the exception is, that there was no loginstatus found. And I don´t understand why. (the other 2 elements can´t be found within the if as well)
Can anyone help?
the controls.find("string",true)[0].Text = "XXX" works, I use it a lot at another part of the application
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
David

You miss the Name property in your code and Controls.Find strictly work on Name
Login_UsernameTB.Name = "Login_UsernameTB";
So your Code should be something like this:
public Panel CreatePanel()
{
Panel login = new Panel();
login.Size = new Size(900, 900);
TextBox Login_UsernameTB = new TextBox();
Login_UsernameTB.Name = "Login_UsernameTB";
Login_UsernameTB.Location = new Point(50, 50);
Login_UsernameTB.Text = "Username here";
TextBox Login_PasswordTB = new TextBox();
Login_PasswordTB.Name = "Login_PasswordTB";
Login_PasswordTB.Location = new Point(150, 50);
Login_PasswordTB.Text = "password here";
//stuff is asigned to TBs...
Label loginstatus = new Label();
loginstatus.Location = new Point(150, 150);
loginstatus.Size = new Size(300, 20);
loginstatus.Text = "";
loginstatus.Name = "loginstatus";
login.Controls.Add(Login_UsernameTB);
login.Controls.Add(Login_PasswordTB);
login.Controls.Add(loginstatus);
return login;
}
Also, the login should be class level but not defined inside the Form_Load
like this :
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
Panel login;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
login = CreatePanel();
login.Visible = true;
Controls.Add(login);
}
.....
I have tested it and works fine.
My test code is
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace SackOverflow
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
Panel login;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
login = CreatePanel();
login.Visible = true;
Controls.Add(login);
}
public Panel CreatePanel()
{
Panel login = new Panel();
login.Size = new Size(900, 900);
TextBox Login_UsernameTB = new TextBox();
Login_UsernameTB.Name = "Login_UsernameTB";
Login_UsernameTB.Location = new Point(50, 50);
Login_UsernameTB.Text = "Username";
TextBox Login_PasswordTB = new TextBox();
Login_PasswordTB.Name = "Login_PasswordTB";
Login_PasswordTB.Location = new Point(150, 50);
Login_PasswordTB.Text = "password";
//stuff is asigned to TBs...
Label loginstatus = new Label();
loginstatus.Location = new Point(150, 150);
loginstatus.Size = new Size(300, 20);
loginstatus.Text = "";
loginstatus.Name = "loginstatus";
login.Controls.Add(Login_UsernameTB);
login.Controls.Add(Login_PasswordTB);
login.Controls.Add(loginstatus);
return login;
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (true)
{
string username = login.Controls.Find("Login_UsernameTB", true)[0].Text;
string userpw = login.Controls.Find("Login_PasswordTB", true)[0].Text;
//UserInterface user = //some database stuff to get the password saved by the user
if ("123" == userpw)
{
login.Controls.Find("loginstatus", true)[0].Text = "Logging in";
Login();
}
else
{
login.Controls.Find("loginstatus", true)[0].Text = "Error";
}
}
}
private void Login()
{
MessageBox.Show("Login");
}
}
}
Result is:
I receive the message box MessageBox.Show("Login"); shown and Loginstatus is shown too.

How to use Flow Layout Panel in C#

I am currently working with c# and a flp.
My program uses a loop to add buttons like
I need a third button directly under the red one, to get a view like
Any ideas?
My code:
private void createButton(Entry e)
{
Button newButton = new Button();
newButton.Text = e.title;
newButton.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(e.colorARGB);
//sizing
newButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(300, 60);
newButton.Font = new System.Drawing.Font(newButton.Font.FontFamily, 18);
newButton.Click += new EventHandler(newButton_Click);
newButton.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb((int)InvertColor((uint)newButton.BackColor.ToArgb()));
newButton.Tag = Link_List.Count - 1;
m_fLPQuickboard.Controls.Add(newButton);
Button newButtonX = new Button();
newButtonX.Text = "X";
newButtonX.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromName("Red");
newButtonX.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(30, 30);
newButtonX.Click += new EventHandler(newButtonX_Click);
newButtonX.Tag = Link_List.Count - 1;
//Tooltips
ToolTip newButtonTooltip = new ToolTip();
newButtonTooltip.SetToolTip(newButton, getParameterFileAsTooltip(e.path));
}

How do I use the save feature on tabcontols?

I have a form where I can add tabs into a tabcontrol by pressing a button on the form. There are 4 textboxes and then the name of the tab. I have added using system.io;
Where would I even start to create a save for all of the tabs? I have the save button created, I just don't know where to start. I would guess I would need a loop of some kind.
namespace WindowsFormsApplication4
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public string status = "no";
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string name = txtName.Text;
//validate information
try { }
catch { }
//create new tab
string title = name;
TabPage myTabPage = new TabPage(title);
tabControl1.TabPages.Add(myTabPage);
//Add Labels
Label lb = new Label();
lb.Text = "Denomination:";
lb.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 75);
lb.Name = "lbl";
lb.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(lb);
Label lb2 = new Label();
lb2.Text = "Year:";
lb2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 120);
lb2.Name = "lbl2";
lb2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(lb2);
Label lb3 = new Label();
lb3.Text = "Grade:";
lb3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 165);
lb3.Name = "lbl3";
lb3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(lb3);
Label lb4 = new Label();
lb4.Text = "Mint Mark:";
lb4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 210);
lb4.Name = "lbl4";
lb4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(lb4);
//Add text boxes
TextBox tb = new TextBox();
tb.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(250, 75);
tb.Name = "txt";
tb.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(184, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(tb);
TextBox tb1 = new TextBox();
tb1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(250, 120);
tb1.Name = "txt1";
tb1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(184, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(tb1);
TextBox tb2 = new TextBox();
tb2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(250, 165);
tb2.Name = "txt2";
tb2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(184, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(tb2);
TextBox tb3 = new TextBox();
tb3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(250, 210);
tb3.Name = "txt3";
tb3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(184, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(tb3);
//put data inside of textboxes
tb.Text = txtCoin.Text;
tb1.Text = txtYear.Text;
tb2.Text = txtGrade.Text;
tb3.Text = txtMint.Text;
// Add delete button
Button bn = new Button();
bn.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(560, 350);
bn.Name = "btnDelete";
bn.Text = "Delete";
bn.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 50);
bn.Click += MyClick;
myTabPage.Controls.Add(bn);
}
private void MyClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form2 myform = new Form2();
myform.ShowDialog();
if (status == "yes")
{ tabControl1.TabPages.Remove(tabControl1.SelectedTab); }
status = "no";
}
private void btnExit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Close();
}
private void Form1_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
int counter;
int ccounter;
string outLine;
string pathFileName = Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "coins.dat");
StreamWriter writeIt = new StreamWriter(pathFileName);
for (counter = 0; ((tabControl1.TabCount) -1) != 0 ;)
{
}
writeIt.Close();
}
}
}

Use a foreach loop instead of your for (counter = 0; ((tabControl1.TabCount) -1) != 0 ;) loop:
foreach (TabPage tabPage in tabControl.TabPages)

Your for loop is a infinite loop, do it like that:
for (counter = 0; counter < tabControl1.TabCount; counter++)
{
// Save the tab
}

c# saving tabs using system.io;

I have the below code. I think I have pretty close to what I need. There is a main tab at startout (which does not contain tb, tb1, tb2, and tb3. Once I click the button, a tab is generated containing tb, tb1, tb2, tb3.
tb, tb1,tb2, and tb3 show errors of not existing. I simply cannot figure out how to get these saved.
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public string status = "no";
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string name = txtName.Text;
//validate information
try { }
catch { }
//create new tab
string title = name;
TabPage myTabPage = new TabPage(title);
tabControl1.TabPages.Add(myTabPage);
//Add Labels
Label lb = new Label();
lb.Text = "Denomination:";
lb.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 75);
lb.Name = "lbl";
lb.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(lb);
Label lb2 = new Label();
lb2.Text = "Year:";
lb2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 120);
lb2.Name = "lbl2";
lb2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(lb2);
Label lb3 = new Label();
lb3.Text = "Grade:";
lb3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 165);
lb3.Name = "lbl3";
lb3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(lb3);
Label lb4 = new Label();
lb4.Text = "Mint Mark:";
lb4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(150, 210);
lb4.Name = "lbl4";
lb4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(lb4);
//Add text boxes
TextBox tb = new TextBox();
tb.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(250, 75);
tb.Name = "txt";
tb.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(184, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(tb);
TextBox tb1 = new TextBox();
tb1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(250, 120);
tb1.Name = "txt1";
tb1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(184, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(tb1);
TextBox tb2 = new TextBox();
tb2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(250, 165);
tb2.Name = "txt2";
tb2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(184, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(tb2);
TextBox tb3 = new TextBox();
tb3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(250, 210);
tb3.Name = "txt3";
tb3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(184, 20);
myTabPage.Controls.Add(tb3);
//put data inside of textboxes
tb.Text = txtCoin.Text;
tb1.Text = txtYear.Text;
tb2.Text = txtGrade.Text;
tb3.Text = txtMint.Text;
// Add delete button
Button bn = new Button();
bn.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(560, 350);
bn.Name = "btnDelete";
bn.Text = "Delete";
bn.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 50);
bn.Click += MyClick;
myTabPage.Controls.Add(bn);
}
private void MyClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form2 myform = new Form2();
myform.ShowDialog();
if (status == "yes")
{ tabControl1.TabPages.Remove(tabControl1.SelectedTab); }
status = "no";
}
private void btnExit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Close();
}
private void Form1_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
int counter;
int ccounter;
string outLine ;
string pathFileName = Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "coins.dat");
StreamWriter writeIt = new StreamWriter(pathFileName);
foreach (TabPage tabPage in tabControl1.TabPages)
{
if (tabControl1.TabCount > 1)
{
outLine = tabPage + tb.Text + tb1.Text + tb2.Text + tb3.Text + "\t";
writeIt.WriteLine(outLine);
}
if (tabControl1.TabCount == 1)
{
outLine = tabPage + "\t";
writeIt.WriteLine(outLine);
}
}
writeIt.Close();
}
}
}

You need to store tb1, etc in fields in your form so they can be accessed by other methods.

tb, tb1,tb2, and tb3 show errors of not existing.
Yes, they would - you're declaring them as local variables within button1_Click. To access them from other methods, you'll either need to just examine the controls within the tab page, or declare them as instance variables instead. However, in that case you'd need to consider the fact that there may be multiple tab pages.
It sounds like you really just need to iterate over the controls within each tab page, and pick out the textboxes. Either that, or perhaps create your own subclass of TabPage which knows about the textboxes. Then you could find each instance of your custom TabPage and ask it to save itself.