Creating an array of graphic paths in vb.net -

i dont know why having trouble this, keep getting 'not set instance of object' exception every time.

does make sense?

i have declared in main form

private _paths() system.drawing.drawing2d.graphicspath 

and in sub

 _paths(20) = new graphicspath 

but whatever reason object reference error on second line. help?

after decleration, want go ahead , add line graphics path so

 _paths(k).addline(x_loc(k), y_loc(k), x_loc(k + 1), y_loc(k + 1)) 

as per suggestion use list:

declared in main class

private _paths list(of system.drawing.drawing2d.graphicspath) 

using in sub

for k = 0 10       'x_loc , y_loc calculations done here      _paths.add(new graphicspath)     _paths(k).addline(x_loc(k), y_loc(k), x_loc(k + 1), y_loc(k + 1)) next 

still error when trying create new instance of graphicspath

there should no reason error should pop right?

private _paths new list(of system.drawing.drawing2d.graphicspath) 

your not redimensioning array, instead use list(of graphicspath) , .add them need.

dim mypaths new list(of graphicspath) 'later in code mypaths.add(new graphicspath) mypaths(0).addline(...)'etc...