conversion from c# to vb

Question

User-1661238708 posted

hi there,

i want to convert the following code from c# to vb.

ArrayList htmlarraylist = iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker.ParseToList(new StringReader(htmlText), null);

the  convertion tool gave me as a result:

Dim htmlarraylist As ArrayList =  iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker.ParseToList(New StringReader(htmlText),Nothing)

the problem is that an error occurs

Error 5 Value of type 'System.Collections.Generic.List(Of iTextSharp.text.IElement)' cannot be converted to 'System.Collections.ArrayList'. 

 

any i deas?

 

thanks

Answer 1

User197322208 posted

Dim htmlarraylist As System.Collections.Generic.List(Of iTextSharp.text.IElement)=  iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker.ParseToList(New StringReader(htmlText),Nothing)

Answer 2

User-1661238708 posted

that was really embarasing...

thanks... 

Answer 3

User-1661238708 posted

i am trying to create a pdf from html an i am using itextsharp like this:

            PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, New FileStream(path, FileMode.Create))
            Dim htmlArray As System.Collections.Generic.List(Of iTextSharp.text.IElement) = iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker.ParseToList(New StringReader(htmlReport), Nothing)
            document.Open()
            For k = 0 To htmlArray.Count - 1

                document.Add(htmlArray(k))
            Next k
            document.Close()

 

now i am getting the following error:

Unable to cast object of type 'iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.IncCell' to type 'iTextSharp.text.Rectangle'.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.IncCell' to type 'iTextSharp.text.Rectangle'.

Source Error:

Line 113: For k = 0 To htmlArray.Count - 1 Line 114: Line 115: document.Add(htmlArray(k)) Line 116: Next k Line 117: document.Close()

any ideas ?

thanks

Answer 4

User197322208 posted

Unable to cast object of type 'iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.IncCell' to type 'iTextSharp.text.Rectangle'.

This is more error prone. VB does not have type checking and it tries to cast . What are the relation between

'iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.IncCell' to type 'iTextSharp.text.Rectangle'

?

And I suggest you to move all the vb code in a dll, compile with VB and make methods to use from C#( that is, if the vb code works...)