weird result with c# winForms array of Lists
- by jello
so I'm trying to store values in an array of Lists in C# winForms. In the for loop in which I make the sql statment, everything works fine: the message box outputs a different medication name each time.
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfMeds; i++)
{
queryStr = "select * from biological where medication_name = '" + med_names[i] + "' and patient_id = " + patientID.patient_id;
using (var conn = new SqlConnection(connStr))
using (var cmd = new SqlCommand(queryStr, conn))
{
conn.Open();
using (SqlDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader())
{
while (rdr.Read())
{
medObject.medication_date = (DateTime)rdr["patient_history_date_bio"];
medObject.medication_name = rdr["medication_name"].ToString();
medObject.medication_dose = Convert.ToInt32(rdr["medication_dose"]);
medsList[i].Add(medObject);
}
}
conn.Close();
MedicationTimelineClass medObjectx = medsList[i][0] as MedicationTimelineClass;
MessageBox.Show(medObjectx.medication_name);
}
}
but then, when I take the message box code out of the loop, meaning that the array of Lists is supposed to be populated, I always get the same value: the last value entered. the same medication name, no matter what number I put between those brackets. It's like if the whole array of Lists is populated with the same data.
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfMeds; i++)
{
queryStr = "select * from biological where medication_name = '" + med_names[i] + "' and patient_id = " + patientID.patient_id;
using (var conn = new SqlConnection(connStr))
using (var cmd = new SqlCommand(queryStr, conn))
{
conn.Open();
using (SqlDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader())
{
while (rdr.Read())
{
medObject.medication_date = (DateTime)rdr["patient_history_date_bio"];
medObject.medication_name = rdr["medication_name"].ToString();
medObject.medication_dose = Convert.ToInt32(rdr["medication_dose"]);
medsList[i].Add(medObject);
}
}
conn.Close();
}
}
MedicationTimelineClass medObjectx = medsList[0][0] as MedicationTimelineClass;
MessageBox.Show(medObjectx.medication_name);
what's going on here?