simple question, drawing a blank

its been along time since ive coded in VB, in fact i was using vb 4 the last time i did anything. now i am using vb.net. question is a have 35 labels on a form. i want to update them all in a do until loop to save time. how do i merge a integer type variable with a control name? the labels are label1, label2, label3, etc.

ex.
x = 0
do until x = 35

label*x*.text = val(x)
x = x + 1

loop

that is just a rough sample of what i am trying to do. my question is what is the proper syntax for the label*x*.text portion?

thanks

-Nick

well you could loop through forms.controls and check for the control's name. It wouldnt be very efficient though.... something like this:

VB Code:

Dim ctrl As Control
       For Each ctrl In Me.Controls
             'Examine all the controls here
       Next

I would say it's better to do it manually though:D

err here, this check for every control whose name starts with "Label"

VB Code:

Dim ctrl As Control
 
        For Each ctrl In Me.Controls
            If Mid$(ctrl.Text, 1, Len("lable")) = "Label" Then
                ctrl.Text = Mid$(ctrl.Name, Len("label") + 1)
            End If
        Next