Question

I need a few control Arrays for my project but my code is generating errors.

Here is how I give a normal control properties (this code works fine)

TextBox stamText = new TextBox()  
{ 
    Location = new Point(15, 50), 
    Text = "55", 
    Width = 30, 
    Height = 30
};

Here is the code I tried to do the same but for an array of controls

TextBox[] stamText = new TextBox[8]  
{ 
    Location = new Point(15, 50), 
    Text = "55", 
    Width = 30, 
    Height = 30 
};

I get errors after each property in the {} saying “;” is expected.

Does anyone know how to solve this problem (giving control arrays properties)?

***EXTENDED

Okay so my program is a form which keeps track of players stats while we tabletop roleplay.

So say I am in a room with Bill, Jim, and I

I click the “Add player” button on the form and it adds a player along with a bunch of controls to do with that player

*AddPlayer Button clicked*
Addplayer()

Public void AddPlayer()
{
*Add a bunch of controls*
 checkbox(i)
 textbox(i)
}
i += 1

Now everyone got hit a 10. So i go to alter everyones stamina by -10

if for i = 0 to players added 
   if checkbox(i) = checked then textbox(i).text = (text - 10)

So i need them to be arrays so i can alter multiple peoples stats at once by going through a for loop.

Answer 1

You seem to have a confusion about the object and collection intializers. The object intializer, which you are using in your first case, works likes this:

Object initializers let you assign values to any accessible fields or properties of an object at creation time without having to explicitly invoke a constructor.

class Cat
{
    // Auto-implemented properties. 
    public int Age { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
}

Cat cat = new Cat { Age = 10, Name = "Fluffy" };

The collection initializer, which you use in your second case, works like this:

Collection initializers let you specify one or more element initializers when you initialize a collection class that implements IEnumerable. The element initializers can be a simple value, an expression or an object initializer. By using a collection initializer you do not have to specify multiple calls to the Add method of the class in your source code; the compiler adds the calls.

List<int> digits = new List<int> { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };

In your example that is throwing the error, you are creating an array of 8 textboxes with the collection intializer but you are passing in the object intializer instead. The reason you get the error about the ; is because the ; is used to separate the objects you are adding into the collection. The compiler expects to see 8 textboxes being added in the collection, each separated by a ;. Here is one way you could fix this:

TextBox[] stamText = new TextBox[8]  
{ 
    new TextBox() { Location = new Point(15, 50), Text = "55", Width = 30, Height = 30 },
    new TextBox() { Location = new Point(15, 50), Text = "55", Width = 30, Height = 30 },
    new TextBox() { Location = new Point(15, 50), Text = "55", Width = 30, Height = 30 },
    new TextBox() { Location = new Point(15, 50), Text = "55", Width = 30, Height = 30 },
    new TextBox() { Location = new Point(15, 50), Text = "55", Width = 30, Height = 30 },
    new TextBox() { Location = new Point(15, 50), Text = "55", Width = 30, Height = 30 },
    new TextBox() { Location = new Point(15, 50), Text = "55", Width = 30, Height = 30 },
    new TextBox() { Location = new Point(15, 50), Text = "55", Width = 30, Height = 30 } 
};