"Armin Zingler" wrote:

> Am 10.04.2010 17:53, schrieb johnb:
> > Hi All
> > What is the code to loop thru all textbox controls on a form?
>
> Inside the Form itself only or also inside other containers on the Form?
> The former (it's shorter ;-) ):
>
> 'assuming option infer on
> for each c in controls
>    if typeof c is textbox then
>        with directcast(c, textbox)
>           .property = value
>        end with
>    end if
> next
>
>
> --
> Armin
> .
>

"PvdG42" <pvd***@toadstool.edu> wrote in message
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>
> "johnb" <jo***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi All
>> What is the code to loop thru all textbox controls on a form?
>>
>> TIA
>> johnb
>
> The Form class (which derives from Control) has a Controls property:
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.controls.aspx
>
> which is a collection of type Control.
>
> The Control class has a GetType() method to allow you to determine if the
> current control is a TextBox.
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.object.gettype(v=VS.90).aspx
>
>
>

"Cor Ligthert[MVP]" <Notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message
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> Peter,
>
> I've seen that the getType is currently more popular, but why not the way
> we here in this newsgroup has done it forever.
>
> If Typeof object Is Classname?
>
> http://www.vb-tips.com/ControlBorder.aspx
>
> Is this a kind of verCSharping (I don't know if you knows a tiny little
> bit Dutch, then you understand it)
>
> It means something as: using C# ways, where there is a very good VB
> alternative.
>
> :-)
>
> Cor
>

"Armin Zingler" <az.nospam@freenet.de> wrote in message
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> Am 11.04.2010 03:39, schrieb PvdG42:
>>>
>> I'm not trying to start anything,
>
> But you did. :-)
>
>> just trying to offer the OP a way the
>> "learn to fish".
>> Your way is certainly just as good,
>
> I'm not a native English speaker, so what does "*just* as good" mean
> in _this_ case? :) "ok, use it if you want", or "as good as", or
> "better than"?
>
> I say TypeOf is to be preferred because it's "just quicker".
> About 3.5x quicker (in my personal, I predict that one will say
> disputable, tests). (yes, and I do know that both methods are not the same
> because TypeOf includes inherited classes). And, BTW, TypeOf is 1:1
> translated to the "isinst" IL keyword.
>
>> and certainly more VB-traditional.
>
> Curly braces in C are also traditional. AND THAT DAMNED
> CASE SENSITIVITY TOOOOO! Ummm... sorry, Sunday morning... ;)
>
>
> --
> Armin

"Cor Ligthert[MVP]" wrote:

> Peter,
>
> I've seen that the getType is currently more popular, but why not the way we
> here in this newsgroup has done it forever.
>
> If Typeof object Is Classname?
>
> http://www.vb-tips.com/ControlBorder.aspx
>
> Is this a kind of verCSharping (I don't know if you knows a tiny little bit
> Dutch, then you understand it)
>
> It means something as: using C# ways, where there is a very good VB
> alternative.
>
> :-)
>
> Cor
>
> "PvdG42" <pvd***@toadstool.edu> wrote in message
> news:OIbe1rM2KHA.1016@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "johnb" <jo***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:A2474CF4-69FB-4320-B080-CD45BDE16757@microsoft.com...
> >> Hi All
> >> What is the code to loop thru all textbox controls on a form?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >> johnb
> >
> > The Form class (which derives from Control) has a Controls property:
> >
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.controls.aspx
> >
> > which is a collection of type Control.
> >
> > The Control class has a GetType() method to allow you to determine if the
> > current control is a TextBox.
> >
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.object.gettype(v=VS.90).aspx
> >
> >
> >
> .
>