C#

Member 14058802 wrote:

it seems WPF is the way to go?

private static LogWindow LogWindow  = new LogWindow();

public static void LogUpdater(string stringUpdate)
        {
            LogWindow.LogTextBox.Text += stringUpdate + "\r\n";
        }

public string TheText { get; set; } = "Bound value";

private void UxOK_Click( object sender, RoutedEventArgs e ) {

   Window log = new Window();

   TextBlock tb = new TextBlock();
   tb.FontSize = 24;

   log.Content = tb;

   // #1.
   //tb.Inlines.Add( new Run( "Hello " ) );
   //tb.Inlines.Add( new Run( "World!" ) { FontStyle = FontStyles.Italic } );

   // #2.
   tb.Text += "Good" + Environment.NewLine;
   tb.Text += "Bye";

   // #3
   //this.TheText = "Foo" + Environment.NewLine + "bar";
   //tb.SetBinding( TextBlock.TextProperty, new Binding( nameof( this.TheText ) ) );
   //log.DataContext = this;

   //
   log.Show();
}

_Q12_ wrote:

If i have a game let's say, when the character stays and I want him to look like it's breathing, this property should be inside the class? or outside, letting me choose when to breathe, how much, how long, how fast,etc. It's just an example.

_Q12_ wrote:

Both ways are good!

Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

public Dictionary<string, Control> ControlDict;

private void SubClassOfBaseUserControl_Load(object sender, t[EventArgs e)
{
    ControlDict = this.Controls.FindAll();

    // assuming 'button1 is a valid name for a Control on the UserControl
    ControlDict["button1"].Text - "changed."
}

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace YourNameSpace
{
    public static class ControlExtensions
    {
        public static Dictionary<string, Control> FindAll(this Control.ControlCollection controls, bool recurse = true)
        {
            if (recurse)
            {
                return GetAllControls(controls).ToDictionary(c => c.Name, c => c); ;
            }
            else
            {
                return controls.Cast<Control>()
                    .ToDictionary(c => c.Name, c => c);
            }
        }

        public static IEnumerable<Control> GetAllControls(Control.ControlCollection controls)
        {
            Stack<Control> stack = new Stack<Control>(controls.Cast<Control>().ToArray());

            while (stack.Any())
            {
                var nextControl = stack.Pop();

                foreach (Control childControl in nextControl.Controls)
                {
                    stack.Push(childControl);
                }

                yield return nextControl;
            }
        }
    }
}