C# + is there a single line function which gives the name of a control?

Venkatgvi
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Is there a single line function which gives the name of a control, if it exists in a specific form/handle by passing the control type
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miketayo

Commented:
why do you want a function to give the name of a control.

first the contol is called with the name and if there is you  will need to pass the name of the control into the function

think of that
Rahul Goel ITILSenior Consultant - Deloitte

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private bool IsControlExists(Type type)
{
    foreach (Control item in this.Controls)
    {
        if (item.GetType() == type)
          return true;
    }
    return false;
}

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Mike TomlinsonHigh School Computer Science, Computer Applications, Digital Design, and Mathematics Teacher
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Commented:
If the control is inside another container (panel, groupbox, etc) then it won't be found...

...you would need a RECURSIVE routine to search the entire Form.
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Commented:
Hi,
The Problem is i need to find the handle of Statusbar object in a given Form Handle, so i dont know what is the name of the Statusbar object in the specified form as i can pass any forms handle to the function.

there s an API named getdlgitem, which i hope with solve the purpose, but i am not able to find the Control identifier argument to be passed.
Venkatgvi

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As Idle mind said, i can recursively loop across all the controls to find the statusbar object, but my current requirement is to use a predefined function or an API to solve the issue.
miketayo

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hi,

i dont think that they is any single line api, if in another control just write a function to loop and get the control out using typeof

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