iOS Question How do I dynamically add segments to a segment control

[davepamn]

I need to add a "Yes" and "No" segment to an segment control.

I need to know dynamically which segment the user selected.

 

[Brian Robinson]

You have to check the SelectedIndex property.

Here is a code snippet from the CustomDialog class I sent through to you another time.

Private Sub BuildReturnValues As Map
    Dim mp As Map
    mp.Initialize
    For Each ctl As View In ControlPanel
        If ctl.Tag <> "" Then
            If ctl Is TextField Then   
                Dim tf As TextField = ctl
                mp.Put(ctl.Tag, tf.Text)
            Else If ctl Is SegmentedControl Then
                Dim sc As SegmentedControl = ctl
                Dim lst As List = sc.GetItems
                mp.Put(ctl.Tag, lst.Get(sc.SelectedIndex))
            End If
        End If
    Next
   
    Return mp
End Sub

The code around the SegmentedControl can be called from either the "Click" or "IndexChanged" events.

Cheers
Brian

 

[davepamn]

Private arrSegmentControl(100) As SegmentedControl
...
arrSegmentControl(iSegmentControlCounter).Initialize("seg"&iSegmentControlCounter)
arrSegmentControl(iSegmentControlCounter).tag=sTestId

Dim oSCItems() As String=Array As String("Yes","No")

arrSegmentControl(iSegmentControlCounter).setitems(oSCItems)

If sTestIdValue="True" Then
        arrSegmentControl(iSegmentControlCounter).SelectedIndex=0
Else
       arrSegmentControl(iSegmentControlCounter).SelectedIndex=1
End If

Here is the code that worked

 

[Brian Robinson]

Hi,

I have seen a few of your posts about using the segmented control.

Did you think of using a switch instead if it is only for a Yes/No. A switch is more like a checkbox, whereas a segmented control would be more like a radio button group, where you can have more than two responses?

Without knowing your complete project, I might be way off, but thought it might be worth considering?

Also, I think your answer will confuse others as it actually answers a different question.

The heading of the post is
"How do I dynamically add segments to a segment control"
Then inside the post
"I need to know dynamically which segment the user selected."

The code in your answer instead defaults in the selected item based on a value (Yes/No).

Not having a go at you, but if someone searches through the posts looking to solve a similar problem, this will confuse them.

To answer the questions though:
"How do I dynamically add segments to a segment control"

A segmented control accepts a List to set it's items. You can just pass a string array created dynamically whether you create it or it comes from say a iSQL query

Dim sg As SegmentedControl

sg.Initialize("")

sg.SetItems(Array As String("Car","Motorcycle")) ' or any list built dynamically

"I need to know dynamically which segment the user selected."
To work out which segment was selected you use the IndexChanged event

Private Sub sc_IndexChanged (Index As Int)

Msgbox("Item pressed: " & Index,"Item")

End Sub

If you don't need to know the index value right away (through the event), it can be worked out later with

    ' Index key
    sc.SelectedIndex

     ' Text value
     sc.GetItems().Get(sc.SelectedIndex)

Like I said, not trying to be picky, but it makes it hard on others if the answer marked as correct does not match the question

Cheers
Brian