[RESOLVED] sub returning diffrent types

[Crash893]

Hey all.

I two subs that are almost exactly identical that return two different types of control


I would use the sub something like

textbox1.text = stringtoMatchtype1("match1").chatter;

where chatter is a property of matchtype1(and 2)

I could just return a control but then i couldnt access the propertys and methods of that contorl.



any ideas to point me down a better path?

private MatchType1 StringToMatchType1(string name)
        {
            foreach (TabPage tp in tabControl1.Controls)
            {
                foreach (Control c in tp.Controls)
                {
                    if (c is MatchType1)
                    {
                        if (c.Name == name)
                        {
                            return (MatchType1)c;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            throw new Exception("Matchtype1 not found" + name);
        }
        private MatchType2 StringToMatchType2(string name)
        {
            foreach (TabPage tp in tabControl1.Controls)
            {
                foreach (Control c in tp.Controls)
                {
                    if (c is MatchType2)
                    {
                        if (c.Name == name)
                        {
                            return (MatchType2)c;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            throw new Exception("Matchtype2 not found" + name);
        }