Using DirectCast in a class

[JHPeter]

I want to write to a status bar from a class, is DirectCast the way to go as I cannot get it to work.

DirectCast(Me.Owner,MainForm).stbMain.Panels(1).Text = "xyz"
works fine from a form but not in a namespace/class.

Can this be achieved?

 

[sjn78]

If your statusbar is on your main form you need to pass the main form into your class

Class myStatusBar
 
  ' Assuming frmMain is your form with the statusbar
  Shared Sub WriteStatusBarMSG(ByVal Message as String, ByRef f as frmMain)

    f.Statusbar1.Text = Message 

  End Sub

End Class

' Your call from the main form

Sub Whatever()
    
  myStatusbar.WriteStatusBarMSG("Hello", Me)
    
End Sub

But if you intend to use it from another form, say an MDI child, you need to pass your main form to the child as a reference, then call it using your referenced main form.

Hope you understand what I'm trying to say.