Find Control By Name

I need a function that returns a control within a form based on a string name. I've tried Jim's method here, but then found out that it will not work with SplitContainers. Therefore, I feel like I need to use a recursive function, or maybe a stack. I've tried many different examples online, but I can't seem to get any to work. This is the code for the latest try, as taken from here:

Code:

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    Public Function FindControlRecursively(ByVal ParentControl As Control, ByVal ControlTobeSearched As String) As Control
        Dim FoundControl As New Control
        For Each CurrentControl As Control In ParentControl.Controls
            If (CurrentControl.Name = ControlTobeSearched) Then
                FoundControl = CurrentControl
                Exit For
            End If
            If (CurrentControl.HasChildren) Then
                FoundControl = FindControlRecursively(CurrentControl, ControlTobeSearched)
            End If
        Next
        Return FoundControl
    End Function

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Note that the above code only seems to return a blank control.

Just parse the split container also while looping.

Code:

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        For Each ctrl In Me.SplitContainer.Panel1.Controls

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Try this:

Code:

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Public Function FindControlRecursively(ByVal ParentControl As Control, ByVal ControlTobeSearched As String) As Control
        Dim FoundControl As Control = Nothing 
        For Each CurrentControl As Control In ParentControl.Controls
            If CurrentControl.Name.ToLower() = ControlTobeSearched.ToLower() Then
                FoundControl = CurrentControl
            ElseIf CurrentControl.HasChildren Then
                FoundControl = FindControlRecursively(CurrentControl, ControlTobeSearched)
            End If
            If FoundControl IsNot Nothing Then
              Exit For
            End If
        Next
        Return FoundControl
    End Function

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