Door library (Beta) - Special library

[Erel]

The CLR searches mscorlib by default.
You can just write:

ofrm.CreateNew2("System.IO.DirectoryInfo", args.Value)

(Assuming that System.IO.DirectoryInfo belongs to mscorlib.dll)
The full name is required for all other libraries:

oIcon.CreateNew2("System.Drawing.Icon" & oIcon.System_Drawing, args.Value)

[agraham]

@Erel. Have you thought of adding a way of invoking static methods and acessing static fields?

[Erel]

Fields are not accessible at all.
Static methods are accessible:

Sub App_Start
    o.New1(false)
    o.CreateNew("System.Math")
    x = o.RunMethod3("Max",12,"System.Int32",54,"System.Int32")
    Msgbox(x)
End Sub

[agraham]

Thanks Erel. I was so sure that couldn't work I didn't even try it I had assumed that CreateNew would make an instance of a class and so hide the static methods.

[agraham]

A couple of problems

a)
Playing with enums "obj1.SetProperty("FormBorderStyle", "4")" works in the IDE but the optimising compiler throws a "must implement IConvertible" exception.


b)
I can't find a use for SetProperty2 and SetProperty4. Within the IDE it always throws an "unable to cast System.Windows.Forms.MainMenu to System.String" exception and, due to B4PPC typing behaviour the optimising compiler compiles it to SetProperty(String, String) not SetProperty(String, Object). Is the intended use to pass objects returned from libraries. Similarly ObjectArray.SetObject?

EDIT :- I've knocked up a library to return types such as Size and Point and SetProperty2 seems to work with some of them them. Still having trouble with enums though!

EDIT :- I've cracked enums! I was assuming that I would need to set the numeric equivalent of an enum but actually it needs the String name of the member of the enum. Having trouble with Color now, I can get it but not set it.

[agraham]

A not very good demo of the Door library. However it does contain solutions to the slight difficulties I had with Enum, Char (a bug to be fixed later) and Color. Thanks go to Erel for his patience in helping me out.

If anyone wants to play but doesn't know how to find the necessary information the .NET 2.0 Class Library docs are here http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/lib...35(VS.80).aspx

Mostly it will be System.Windows.Forms that you will need. Find, say, the TextBox Class page, scroll to the bottom and click TextBox Members to get a list of the Properties and Methods for a TextBox. Those applicable to the device have a little picture of a device on their left.

[BjornF]

Thank you Erel and agraham, it certainly looks very impressive . I am certain we are many that are looking on and just hesitating before taking the plunge. The web-address with the information has certainly captured my interest!

all the best / Björn

[berndgoedecke]

Hello Erel and agraham,
I'm very interested in using the DataGrid. Is it possible to get some more usage hints with Door.dll ?

Best regards

berndgoedecke

[Erel]

The Table control is actually a DataGrid control in the .Net world.
What exactly do you need?

[Erel]

Door V0.9 is released.
Events are now supported. See the first post.