Looping Through Text Boxes, i.e. txtNumber1 - txtNumber20
I'm in an introductory VB.net class and I have this assignment that has an answer key stored in an array. The assignment is to first draw the GUI, which have already done and I've attached it. Now, I was wondering if there is a way to loop through a bunch of text boxes, like txtNumber1 - txtNumber20. Something like a For Next loop where I could put in x, i.e. txtNumberx and go from 1-20. My instructor is ok, but he is not the best. From what I understand, you could do something like this in VB 6, but not in VB.net? Is this true? Or do I have to type a bunch of lines of code like the following? Thanks.
Code:
Public Class frmDriversLicenseExam
Dim strAnswerKey() As String = {"B", "D", "A", "A", "C", "A", "B", "A", "C", "D", "B", "C", "D", "A", "D", "C", "C", "B", "D", "A"}
Dim strStudentAnswers(20) As String
Dim strNumberOne As String = ""
Dim strNumberTwo As String = ""
Dim strNumberThree As String = ""
Dim strNumberFour As String = ""
Dim strNumberFive As String = ""
Dim strNumberSix As String = ""
Dim strNumberSeven As String = ""
Dim strNumberEight As String = ""
Dim strNumberNine As String = ""
Dim strNumberTen As String = ""
Dim strNumberEleven As String = ""
Dim strNumberTwelve As String = ""
Dim strNumberThirteen As String = ""
Dim strNumberFourteen As String = ""
Dim strNumberFifteen As String = ""
Dim strNumberSixteen As String = ""
Dim strNumberSeventeen As String = ""
Dim strNumberEighteen As String = ""
Dim strNumberNineteen As String = ""
Dim strNumberTwenty As String = ""
Private Sub btnExit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnExit.Click
Me.Close()
End Sub
Private Sub Label1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Label1.Click
End Sub
Private Sub btnClear_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnClear.Click
End Sub
Private Sub btnScoreExam_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnScoreExam.Click
strNumberOne = txtNumber1.Text
strNumberTwo = txtNumber2.Text
strNumberThree = txtNumber3.Text
strNumberFour = txtNumber4.Text
strNumberFive = txtNumber5.Text
strNumberSix = txtNumber6.Text
strNumberSeven = txtNumber7.Text
strNumberEight = txtNumber8.Text
strNumberNine = txtNumber9.Text
strNumberTen = txtNumber10.Text
strNumberEleven = txtNumber11.Text
strNumberTwelve = txtNumber12.Text
strNumberThirteen = txtNumber13.Text
strNumberFourteen = txtNumber14.Text
strNumberFifteen = txtNumber15.Text
strNumberSixteen = txtNumber16.Text
strNumberSeventeen = txtNumber17.Text
strNumberEighteen = txtNumber18.Text
strNumberNineteen = txtNumber19.Text
strNumberTwenty = txtNumber20.Text
End Sub
Sub InputIntoArray()
strStudentAnswers(0) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(1) = strNumberTwo
strStudentAnswers(2) = strNumberThree
strStudentAnswers(3) = strNumberFour
strStudentAnswers(4) = strNumberFive
strStudentAnswers(5) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(6) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(7) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(8) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(9) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(10) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(11) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(12) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(13) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(14) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(15) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(16) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(17) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(18) = strNumberOne
strStudentAnswers(19) = strNumberOne
End Sub
End Class