Custom Control Question *(Resolved)*

[Mythos44]

Hello,

I am creating an array of customer controls by doing the following:

Dim CtlLosArray(150) As Control

Then I'm setting up the first control in the array like this:

CtlLosArray(1) = New ShieldLOSInfobox
CtlLosArray(1).Location = New Point(0, 0)
CtlLosArray(1).Visible = True
CtlLosArray(1).Show()
CtlLosArray(1).Name = "Label1"
Me.pnlLOS.Controls.Add(CtlLosArray(1))

Now on this custom control I have a panel and a few text boxes and as you can see I may be adding about 150 of these custom controls.

What I am wanting to do is to be able to access that control then the item on that control based on the array. something like the following:

CtlLosArray(1).Controls.Item(Panel1).backcolor = Color.Yellow

But the above does not work

Anyone have any ideas on how I'm supposed to format this last line? so I can access a specific item on the customer control within the array?

thanks so much for your assistance.

Mythos

[kleinma]

First of all, arrays start at 0 not 1, so you are setting up the second item there, not the first.

I assume the 150 controls are all of the same type 'SheildLOSInfobox'?

So you just need to cast your control to that type to access its properties. Here is an example:

        Dim CtlLosArray(150) As ShieldLOSInfobox

        CtlLosArray(0) = New ShieldLOSInfobox
        CtlLosArray(0).Location = New Point(0, 0)
        CtlLosArray(0).Visible = True
        CtlLosArray(0).Show()
        CtlLosArray(0).Name = "Label1"
        Me.pnlLOS.Controls.Add(CtlLosArray(0))

        DirectCast(Me.pnlLOS.Controls("Label1"), ShieldLOSInfobox).Textbox1.Text = "HELLO WORLD"

Note this code assumes your custom control has a textbox called textbox1 on it. This is just an example, so modify that for the specific controls you do have on your custom control.

[Mythos44]

You are AWESOME!!! thank you so much!!!