Change button color with button names in ComboBox

[huja]

I have a lot of buttons.
All names of button placed in ComboBox.
How to select one item, and only button with this name make different color ?

Thanks,

[wes4dbt]

Here is an example of finding the correct button and changing it's BackColor,

        For Each ctl As Control In Me.Controls
            If TypeOf (ctl) Is System.Windows.Forms.Button Then
                If ctl.Name = Combobox1.Text Then
                    ctl.BackColor = Color.Yellow
                End If
            End If
        Next

You will have to adjust the code to work with your form.

[huja]

But, this code can't find button with my (custom) names ?

[dday9]

But, this code can't find button with my (custom) names ?

wes4dbt's example loops through each control in the control collection for the active form, checks if the control is a button, then checks if the button's name matches the text in the ComboBox. If all of these conditions are met then it set's the control's color. If this is not the behavior that you want, then what is?

Also, for what it is worth, here is a more concise version of wes4dbt's example:

Dim ctl As Button = Me.Controls.OfType(Of Button)().FirstOrDefault(Function(b) b.Name = ComboBox1.Text)
If ctl IsNot Nothing Then
    ctl.BackColor = Color.Yellow
End If

[.paul.]

try this:

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        ListBox1.Items.AddRange(Array.ConvertAll(Me.Controls.OfType(Of Button).Reverse.ToArray, Function(b) b.Name))
    End Sub

    Private Sub ListBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ListBox1.SelectedIndexChanged
        For Each b As Button In Me.Controls.OfType(Of Button)()
            b.BackColor = SystemColors.Control
        Next
        If ListBox1.SelectedIndex = -1 Then Return
        Me.Controls(ListBox1.Text).BackColor = Color.Red
    End Sub

End Class