conversion problem

Hye guys, below is my code, i dont know why i cant get the actual result into txtTest.text, in debug mode, i did see the result that i want in list[1], without convert to string there will be an error saying that i need to do conversion, after do the conversion, the result is different. please help asap. thx

Code:

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  {


                string myConnection = "datasource=localhost;database=erp;port=3306;username=root;password=123456";
                MySqlConnection myConn = new MySqlConnection(myConnection);


                try
                {
                    myConn.Open();
                 
                MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk);


                    List<string>[] list = new List<string>[12];
                    list[0] = new List<string>();
                    list[1] = new List<string>();
                    list[2] = new List<string>();
                    list[3] = new List<string>();
                    list[4] = new List<string>();
                    list[5] = new List<string>();
               


                    MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("SELECT * FROM erp_customer WHERE customer_name = ('" + username_txt.Text + "')", myConn);
                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();


                    //add
                    while (dataReader.Read())
                {

                    list[0].Add(dataReader["customer_id"] + "");
                    list[1].Add(dataReader["customer_name"] + "");
                    list[2].Add(dataReader["customer_telno"] + "");
                    list[3].Add(dataReader["customer_address"] + "");
                    list[4].Add(dataReader["customer_company"] + "");
                    list[5].Add(dataReader["customer_title"] + "");
                 
                  }


                    txtTest.text = convert.toString(List[1]);    //<-------Here's the problem


                //close Data Reader
                dataReader.Close();
                    //end
                }


                catch (MySqlException ex)
                {


                    MessageBox.Show("Can't connect to database\n" + ex.ToString());
                }


                finally
                {
                    //MessageBox.Show("added success", "success", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk);
                    //myConn.Close();
                }
            }
        }
        }
    }
}

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This isn't the code you are running, it won't even compile. Given that, you are telling it to convert a List<T> into a string. Remember, the 'list' variable is an array of List<T>, so 'list[1]' is the 2nd List<T> in the array. Did you want a specific element from this list?

You have created more than one list there. The compiler does not know how to convert an entire list into a string. Remove the array from the list declaration and use 1 list. Then access the list using indexes.

Code:

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List<string> list = new List<string>();
               
                    MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("SELECT * FROM erp_customer WHERE customer_name = ('" + username_txt.Text + "')", myConn);
                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();


                    //add
                    while (dataReader.Read())
                {

                    list.Add(dataReader["customer_id"] + "");
                    list.Add(dataReader["customer_name"] + "");
                    list.Add(dataReader["customer_telno"] + "");
                    list.Add(dataReader["customer_address"] + "");
                    list.Add(dataReader["customer_company"] + "");
                    list.Add(dataReader["customer_title"] + "");
                 
                  }
                 
                  txtTest.text = list[1]

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No need for an array of lists here. Also since it is a list of strings there is no need to convert the element in the list to a string.

If you really need an array of lists then you will have to wrap the List class and override the ToString() method and provide your specific implementation which will turn an entire list into a string.

I should also mention you might want to bind txtTest.Text to a property in your class which fires INotifyPropertyChanged. To alter the text in the textbox you alter the property. No need to access the control directly.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Momerath

This isn't the code you are running, it won't even compile. Given that, you are telling it to convert a List<T> into a string. Remember, the 'list' variable is an array of List<T>, so 'list[1]' is the 2nd List<T> in the array. Did you want a specific element from this list?

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yes. how?

Read my post.