Android Question Representing a LABEL with a variable

AlexOfOz

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I'm sure it is simple, but I am stumped after days of trying to work it out.

I am trying to represent a LABEL with a variable. The LABEL name is "lblOne" and I am trying to represent this with a variable such as "blank". But when I then try to read the LEFT value of the label with "blank.Left", I am being told that LEFT is not recognised. So obviously the compiler is not seeing the variable as containing the name "lblOne". It must be seeing it purely as a string.

What do I need to do to have the compiler recognise that "blank" now contains the label's name?
 
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Jeffrey Cameron

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If you have declared "blank" As Object then that would be your problem. You would need to declare it As Label or at a minimum As View if you wish to access the .Left property.
 
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AlexOfOz

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Jeffrey Cameron said:
If you have declared "blank" As Object then that would be your problem. You would need to declare it As Label or at a minimum As View if you wish to access the .Left property.
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Thanks Jeffrey, that is likely to be the problem. I have declared "blank" as STRING. I'll change it to be LABEL and see how that goes. Appreciate your help.
 
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AlexOfOz

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I have solved the problem - my logic was all wrong. I didn't need to replace the object name with a variable at all.

This forum is great. I hope one day to be able to help others like you guys'n'gals are helping me.
 
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