Custom Control Question *(Resolved)*

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

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:

Code:

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        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"

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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.

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