Bug? Is this an Intellisense bug?

[agraham]

Dim b As Bitmap
Dim i As ImageView
b. ' after typing the period I get the expected Intellisense
i.Bitmap. ' after typing the period  I do not get any Intellisense

 

[Erel]

This is not a bug. The code is invalid so not all features will work.

 

[agraham]

Ok. That code was simplistic to show Intellisense, not to actually execute. This code doesn't show Intellisense.

Dim i As ImageView
i.Initialize("")
i.Gravity  = Gravity_Center
Dim bmp As Bitmap = LoadBitmapResize(dirname, filename, i.Width, i.Height, True)
i.Bitmap = bmp
Dim pix As Int
pix = bmp. ' I could select GetPixel from the Intellisence shown here after typing period
pix = i.Bitmap. ' no Intellisense shown here after typing period so I have to type GetPixel myself :(

When I complete the code I get an unknown type error so I can see why the Intellisense doesn't show anything, but shouldn't this be valid code?

...
i.Bitmap = bmp
Dim pix As Int
pix = bmp.GetPixel(0,0) ' no problem
pix = i.Bitmap.GetPixel(0,0) ' Unknown type: android.graphics.Bitmap

 

[LucaMs]

but shouldn't this be valid code?

No but you're right, that's a bug.

It is strange that the type returned by GetType(i.Bitmap) is the right one, android.graphics.Bitmap.



[The code is not correct because you don't add "i" to an Activity or Panel and because Gravity_Center should be Gravity.Center]

 

[agraham]

[The code is not correct because you don't add "i" to an Activity or Panel and because Gravity_Center should be Gravity.Center]

I know quite well what code is correct and what is not thank you. After half a century of practice I am getting quite good at it !

 

[LucaMs]

I know quite well what code is correct and what is not thank you. After half a century of practice I am getting quite good at it !

I know; I was just kidding, answering to your "question":

but shouldn't this be valid code?

The worst thing is that it is not a bug of the Intellisense.
Another strange thing is that this code works, instead:

Dim b As Bitmap = i.Bitmap
pix = b.GetPixel(0,0)

 

[Erel]

I understand. For historic reasons ImageView.GetBitmap returns an unwrapped Bitmap (android.graphic.Bitmap). So you cannot access its methods directly. You need to wrap it:

Dim b As Bitmap = i.Bitmap