Change Picture in a picture box in a if statement?

Question

_{Tuesday, November 22, 2011 9:36 PM}

I want to change a picture in a if statement. The picture is in a picture box.

I tried:

if picturebox1.image=myresouces.grass.jpg then
picturebox1.image=myresources.picture.jpg
else

end if

 

Please help,

Thanks

All replies (3)

_{Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1:04 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

You can't compare one image to another like that.  You will need to keep track of the image in the picturebox for yourself.   Create a global variable (a string type is suitable) so you can use code like this:

    Dim CurrentImage As String = "Grass"
    ...
        If CurrentImage = "Grass" Then
            PictureBox1.Image = My.Resources.Clouds
            CurrentImage = "Clouds"
        ElseIf CurrentImage = "Clouds" Then
            PictureBox1.Image = My.Resources.Grass
            CurrentImage = "Grass"
        End If

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_{Wednesday, November 23, 2011 12:20 AM | 1 vote}

You should use a Bitmap if you want to change images and also do not want to lock the file that is behind the PictureBox image...particularly if you intend to make changes to it.

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_{Tuesday, December 20, 2011 10:36 PM}

Thanks Acamar,

 

That helped me very much.