VB.Net - Windows Forms - Radio Buttons in Different GroupBoxes behaving like one GroupBox

[jmarkus]

I have a windows form with 2 group boxes. The first groupbox has 3 radio boxes which set an option when the user submits the form and the second groupbox has 2 radio boxes.

When the form loads I can see the default radio button for each groupbox is pre-selected as intended, but as soon as I click a different radio button in the first groupbox all the buttons are un-selected in the second groupbox as well.

I have the radio buttons added to each box:

me.groupBox5.Controls.Add(me.radioButton4)
me.groupBox5.Controls.Add(me.radioButton5)
me.groupBox5.Name = "groupBox5"
me.groupbox5.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(40, 406)
Me.groupBox5.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(450, 90)
me.groupbox5.Text = "Name Selection"
.
.
.
me.groupBox1.Controls.Add(me.radioButton1)
me.groupBox1.Controls.Add(me.radioButton2)
me.groupBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(190, 20)
me.groupBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(300, 90)
me.groupBox1.Text = "Options"

So I don't understand why they aren't behaving independently.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[jmarkus]

SOLVED

I figured it out after combing through more search results...I was adding the same controls to both the groupbox and the form so the form didn't know which controlled what.

Lesson learned: Add the radiobutton controls to groupbox and then add only the groupbox to the form.

Jeff

 

[Andrzejek]

Wouldn't it be easier to set it all in Design instead of adding controls at Run time?

Have fun.

---- Andy

There is a great need for a sarcasm font.

 

[jmarkus]

Perhaps. But at this point I'm revising someone else's code and it's easier to add to what was done than change things significantly.

Jeff