Component Name Property Problem[RESOLVED]

[StoneTheCrows]

Hi Guys.

Can any of you advise me?

I you drop a custom component called say "Fred" onto a form it is automatically named "Fred1", drop another and it will be called "Fred2" etc. So far so good.

You then create a function that takes a "Fred" as an input parameter, for example:

public void DoSomethingWithFred(assemblyName.Fred myFred)
{
// Some Code
}

In this example, how do you get at the Name of myFred? (Fred1 or Fred2 etc.)

The Name parameter that is shown on the form designer does not seem accessible.

If I try myFred.ToString() I get something Like "assembly.Fred".

I'm sure this is a fairly simple matter and that I am just being a bit thick, but any help would be appreciated.

[mendhak]

Have you tried the ID property?

[StoneTheCrows]

Have you tried the ID property?

Hi mendhak,

I just tried, but couldn't access it.

The Fred Class is declared with

public partial class Fred : Component
{
// Stuff
}

When I Enter Fred. I don't see ID as part of the intellisense suggestions. How should I access it?

By the way, this is with VS2005 Beta2 if that makes any difference!

[StoneTheCrows]

Maybe I need to use Reflection?

Any Ideas?

[mendhak]

When you drop it onto the form and access the property grid, is there a property that has the name stored in it?

Is Fred your own control, because you could then modify it and include an ID property.

[StoneTheCrows]

When you drop it onto the form and access the property grid, is there a property that has the name stored in it?

Is Fred your own control, because you could then modify it and include an ID property.

The Name property is the (Name) under the Design Category. This just doesn't seem available anywhere else.
Yes 'Fred' is my own Component. It's not a Control, if it was, I don't think there would have been an issue. Anyway I had already come to the same conclusion that you did and done as you suggested. It's a perfectly adequate solution, I just don't like to create additional properties when something already floating around will do the job.

Thanks for your help.