Run vb function whose name is stored in a database

If your table contains data like this:

FunctionName, Param1, Param2, Param3

What you could do is retrieve the values from database as strings or if parameters are numbers as integers.  Then use a case logic or if statement to determine which function to call.

If dr("FunctionName") = "MyFunction1" Then
    MyFunction1(dr("Param1"), dr("Param2"), dr("Param3"))
End If

Where dr is your SqlDataReader for example, but however you retrieve data is inconsequential to my point so hopefully it is clear.

I can retrieve function name into a string but then I want to run that function.
BUT keep in mind I have many functions and I am not hard-coding every possible function name/value as you did in the example above. In concept looking for something more like this:

Dim myFunction = FunctionNameFromDatabase as string
Execute myFunction & "(" & parameter1 & ")"

You are after the "CallByName" Function... refer these links:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/22x2chfx.aspx    and
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/chsc1tx6.aspx

CallByName() will work fine...but if you want the ".Net approved" method then you'll want to use Reflection.  The method/function doesn't have to Public with this approach:

Imports System.Reflection
Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim strIn As String = "Idle_Mind"
        Dim retValue As Integer = 0
        Dim functionName As String = "Foo"

        Dim mi As MethodInfo = Me.GetType.GetMethod(functionName, BindingFlags.Instance Or BindingFlags.Public Or BindingFlags.NonPublic)
        retValue = mi.Invoke(Me, New Object() {strIn})
        MessageBox.Show("retValue = " & retValue, "Return value of Foo()", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
    End Sub

    Private Function Foo(ByVal param As String) As Integer
        MessageBox.Show("param = " & param, "Inside Foo()", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
        Return IIf(param.ToLower = "idle_mind", 1, 0)
    End Function

End Class


Some more examples:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/22055463/is-there-any-way-to-use-refer-to-one-an-object's-properties-using-a-variable.html#17911012

madivad2: That was it. I only needed to add a comma and insert the parameter like this:
CallByName(Me, "MyBeep", CallType.Method, parameter)
I forgot the Me since the function is in the same area

Thank you