Array of ListBox Names from a Tab C#

Question

I have a tab control that has listboxes on it some of which are created and named dynamically so I can't statically program their name. Is there a way to create an array of all the list box names on a give tabPage? I have been going nuts trying to figure out a way to do it.

you mean you want to fetch all the listbox names in a tab control? is this winforms, wpf? — Ricky Gummadi
– Ricky Gummadi, Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 1:30
@ricky Yes. I a trying to grab the dynamically created names, so I can't statically code them. — Darw1n34
– Darw1n34, Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 1:52
By far the simplest and most reliable approach is to not lose it in the first place. You can store them in, say, a Dictionary<TabPage, List<ListBox>> and add them to the dictionary when you add them to a tab page. — Hans Passant
– Hans Passant, Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 2:08

Ricky Gummadi · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-25 22:52:38Z

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it would look something like this (based on a winforms example)

List<string> listBoxNames = new List<string>();

    foreach (Control control in tabPage1.Controls)
    {
        if (control.GetType() == typeof(ListBox))
        {
            listBoxNames.Add(control.Name);
        }
    }

Or the same thing in linq syntax

    List<string> listBoxNames = (from Control control in tabPage1.Controls 
                                 where control.GetType() == typeof (ListBox) 
                                 select control.Name).ToList();

if you want to find all the listbox's in the tabpage again then see below

            foreach (var listBoxName in listBoxNames)
            {
                ListBox listBox = (ListBox) tabPage1.Controls.Find(listBoxName, true)[0];
            }

edited Jun 25, 2015 at 22:52

answered Jun 25, 2015 at 1:47

Ricky Gummadi

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4 Comments

Darw1n34 Over a year ago

This seems promising, I am using C# winforms in VS2013. I will check it out and let you know.

Ricky Gummadi Over a year ago

did the solution help?

Darw1n34 Over a year ago

The new issue is calling the listbox name as a list box s oI can refer to the items held within. meh..problems beget problems

Ricky Gummadi Over a year ago

thats simple, you just need to iterate through the listbox names and find, I've updated the answer above

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