C#•3y ago

❔ Buttons xaml

I have 55 buttons and I want to change the text in each of them after clicking, how can I do this without repeating the code 55 times in each method button1_Click, button2_Click, like this: button1.Text = "+";, button2.Text = "+"

dance?•1/7/23, 5:52 PM

you could put a tag in the buttons and cycle all the controls of the form that have that tag

tajgelOP•1/7/23, 6:02 PM

How to tag button?

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 6:17 PM

Im a noob but, one way might be to make a function that sets the name of every button to a variable. Then clicking any button sets that variable, then runs that function.

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 6:18 PM

there is probably better ways to do this, but i think as your a fellow noob, working with the basics a lot helps you grow at a pace you can handle.

Ttajgel How to tag button?

dance?•1/7/23, 6:43 PM

it's a property of the control

DDawnbomb Im a noob but, one way might be to make a function that sets the name of every b...

dance?•1/7/23, 6:46 PM

the point is recovering the group of controls defined by "every button"

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 6:50 PM

actually, thats an assumption

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 6:51 PM

if we take what he said, and instead assume he is being honest when he said and only wants an answer to what he is literally asking for, and not trying to force more complicated things onto someone, then my answer is beginner friendly and easy to work with, and gets people started with functions.

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 6:51 PM

and functions are way more important to get used to then tags

dance?•1/7/23, 6:56 PM

i guess that would be a weird way to introduce methods?

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 6:56 PM

er, i guess i meant to say methods yes

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 6:56 PM

sometimes their called methods, sometimes functions, depends on the language i think >_>;

dance?•1/7/23, 6:56 PM

function is a method that returns a value

dance?•1/7/23, 6:57 PM

but yeah, depends on the language

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 6:57 PM

i didn't touch C# for a month, and i'm already fuzzy again

DDawnbomb Im a noob but, one way might be to make a function that sets the name of every b...

tajgelOP•1/7/23, 8:50 PM

can you help me with this

tajgelOP•1/7/23, 8:50 PM

I tried for 2 hours

tajgelOP•1/7/23, 8:51 PM

I don't know how to do it

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:51 PM

oh, uh

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:51 PM

sure, easy

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:52 PM

First, lets make a function.

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:52 PM

the "NameAllButtons" is the name of the function, and inside the {} is where we can put code

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:53 PM

before this function, lets make a variable.
is a start

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:53 PM

then inside the {} lets do uh,

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:54 PM

so it looks like this now.

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:55 PM

then in the event for a button being clicked, call that function.
it will probably look something like this.

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:55 PM

then test it out. if it works, we can continue onto expanding this

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:55 PM

=====================Expanding it====================

tajgelOP•1/7/23, 8:55 PM

thanks

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:56 PM

to expand, now we are gonna change the string name to something.
put before calling NameAllButtons

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:57 PM

that way the name is whatever you want it to be. in your case, its the text of the button. something like Button.Text or (button'sname.Text)

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:57 PM

and then for that we copy and paste it 50 times, one for each button.

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:58 PM

oh also

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:58 PM

FYI

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:58 PM

Name = The name of the button in code
Text = what the user sees

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:58 PM

so actually it should be MyButtonsText or whatever

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:58 PM

but you hopefully get the idea

tajgelOP•1/7/23, 8:59 PM

tajgelOP•1/7/23, 8:59 PM

bruh

tajgelOP•1/7/23, 8:59 PM

not working

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:59 PM

you target a button in code by name, but want to change its text

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:59 PM

it needs to be the actual name of the button

tajgelOP•1/7/23, 8:59 PM

ah ok

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 8:59 PM

i take it your in WPF?

tajgelOP•1/7/23, 9:00 PM

no I did it in uwp

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 9:01 PM

oh, i don't know UWP but it should be more or less the same. in Winforsm buttons have names assigned by default, in WPF they have no default name and its blank.

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 9:01 PM

so its (Button name).Text = MyButtonNames

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 9:01 PM

because were editing it's text

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 9:02 PM

well, actually its .Text in winforms, WPF uses the command .content

Dawnbomb•1/7/23, 9:02 PM

i suppose i don't know what it's refered to as in UWP