answer to VB control array question...

[Scott Penner]

I wish to have 100 similar controls on a form (labels - named label_0, label_1 .... label_99)

I have a procedure which takes click events from all these controls. I can interrogate the TAG field (sender.Tag) which has been set with the related number, so I know which control has been clicked on. - What I am then doing is changing the backcolor of that control.

However.... There are times when I will only know the TAG number. How can I find the object so I can change the backcolor ?


In VB6 I would create a control array - but this is not fully supported under VB.Net

c# code below to create a listarray of label controls from the form...

private void CreateLabelArray() 
{
    ArrayList    LabelList = new ArrayList() ;
    
    foreach (Control EnumControl in this.Controls)
    {
        if (EnumControl.GetType().Equals(typeof(Label)))
            LabelList.Add( EnumControl );
    }

    ((Label)LabelList[1]).BackColor=Color.BlanchedAlmond ;
}