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dwb
dwb

Reputation: 483

Save a value and recall it

I am trying to pass a string to a timer and have no clue how... here is my current code.

    Private Sub PTID_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles PTID.Click

    Dim Placeholder As String = PTID.Text
    My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText(Placeholder)
    PTID.Text = "Copied to Clipboard"
    ClipboardTimerPaymentTech.Start()


End Sub

Private Sub ClipboardTimerPaymentTech_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ClipboardTimerPaymentTech.Tick
    PTID.Text = Placeholder
    ClipboardTimerPaymentTech.Stop()
End Sub

What this does is, saves text to a string. Changes the textbox to alart user it has been copied, then sets it back to the original. This is the only way I can think to do it, if you have a better way, please let me know. Otherwise, how can I pass the 'Placeholder' string to the timer?

Thanks!

EDIT: I know I could do a Threading.sleep but I do not want the program to be locked up

Upvotes: 0

Views: 57

Answers (1)

Chase Rocker
Chase Rocker

Reputation: 1908

You can just use the textbox Tag property instead of creating another variable

Private Sub PTID_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles PTID.Click
    PTID.Tag = PTID.Text
    My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText(PTID.Text)
    PTID.Text = "Copied to Clipboard"
    ClipboardTimerPaymentTech.Start()
End Sub

Private Sub ClipboardTimerPaymentTech_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ClipboardTimerPaymentTech.Tick
    PTID.Text = PTID.Tag
    PTID.Tag = ""
    ClipboardTimerPaymentTech.Stop()
End Sub

Upvotes: 1

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