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Finding a form object from a name in a string.

This is a vb.net question.

I have a few Labels in my form and if anyone of these Labes change I want to change an associated Label.

Like this:

label one
label onep
label two
label twop
label three
label threep

Then I have a function that handels the change of label one, two and three. In this function I do:

Dim ctrlToChange As String = sender.Name & "p"

and now I wish to get the object onep or twop or threep from the name I have stored in ctrlToChange.

How to do?

Thank you.

Anders Liden
Coder
www.dvdnorden.se

JR2003

I think you may be better off using control arrays for this one.

GrahamSkan

I don't believe that VB.NET does control arrays, but I'm not sure.

This is the VB area. There is a separate one for VB.NET. You might stand a better chance there.

GrahamSkan

Incidentally in VB, you can address Form controls by their names:

Form1.Controls("Label1").Caption = "New Caption"

EDDYKT

http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/Control_Arrays_in_NET.asp

Bob Learned

In VB.NET:

Public Function OpenForm(ByVal FormName As String) As Form

Dim oForm As Form = CType(Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetType(FormName, True, True)), Form)
oForm.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen
oForm.Show()

Return oForm

End Function

Bob

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