populate public property from a function

I have a public property in my server control and I want to populate it with
values generated by the control.
When I assign the value of the property to a function in the control, which
creates the values, I get a compilation error that says
the function doesn't have all the other property values to work with.
So, how do I populate the arraylist as a public property, so I can use it in
my web page ?
========== code in use ==========
I create the property wth the webpage by:
............
Dim arrTempList As New ArrayList()
oThis.myArrayList = arrTempList
...........
I have the the property defined in the control as:
...............
Public arrChartList As Arraylist
Public Property myArrayList As ArrayList
Get
Return arrChartList
End Get
Set
arrChartList = myfunction() '<--builds values for arraylist
End Set
End Property
.................Where is 'myfunction' declared? This looks like a scoping issue.
I am also why in the Set for a property, you would completely
ignore the argument and just call a function. Why bother having a Set on the
property to begin with? People are going to be setting the property to
something - but that something will be complete ignored? Very confusing.
"Jon Paal" <Jon[ nospam ]Paal @. everywhere dot com> wrote in message
news:evc1ARHSGHA.5908@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>I have a public property in my server control and I want to populate it
>with values generated by the control.
> When I assign the value of the property to a function in the control,
> which creates the values, I get a compilation error that says the function
> doesn't have all the other property values to work with.
> So, how do I populate the arraylist as a public property, so I can use it
> in my web page ?
>
> ========== code in use ==========
> I create the property wth the webpage by:
> ............
> Dim arrTempList As New ArrayList()
> oThis.myArrayList = arrTempList
> ...........
>
> I have the the property defined in the control as:
> ...............
> Public arrChartList As Arraylist
> Public Property myArrayList As ArrayList
> Get
> Return arrChartList
> End Get
> Set
> arrChartList = myfunction() '<--builds values for arraylist
> End Set
> End Property
> .................
>
>
"myfunction" is in the control.
Yes, I am totally on this and really need help.
what should I be doing ?
"Marina Levit [MVP]" <someone@.nospam.com> wrote in message news:%236og2UHSGHA.4440@.TK2MSFTNGP11.
phx.gbl...
> Where is 'myfunction' declared? This looks like a scoping issue.
> I am also why in the Set for a property, you would completely ign
ore the argument and just call a function. Why bother
> having a Set on the property to begin with? People are going to be setting
the property to something - but that something will be
> complete ignored? Very confusing.
> "Jon Paal" <Jon[ nospam ]Paal @. everywhere dot com> wrote in message news:
evc1ARHSGHA.5908@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
That depends on what you are trying to do in the first place. You either
want the user to assign a value to the property or you don't and want to
assign the variable a value returned by a function instead.
"Jon Paal" <Jon[ nospam ]Paal @. everywhere dot com> wrote in message
news:%23jldn$HSGHA.224@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> "myfunction" is in the control.
> Yes, I am totally on this and really need help.
> what should I be doing ?
>
>
> "Marina Levit [MVP]" <someone@.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%236og2UHSGHA.4440@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>
I want the property to have the value created by the function.
"Marina Levit [MVP]" <someone@.nospam.com> wrote in message news:uW8uI$PSGHA.1780@.TK2MSFTNGP12.ph
x.gbl...
> That depends on what you are trying to do in the first place. You either w
ant the user to assign a value to the property or you
> don't and want to assign the variable a value returned by a function inste
ad.
> "Jon Paal" <Jon[ nospam ]Paal @. everywhere dot com> wrote in message news:
%23jldn$HSGHA.224@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>