Save Control name in variable

Question

How I can save my Control name in variable? Sample: private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1; String qwerty = textBox1; // How I can use this variable ? querty.text = My text;

sacresp · Answer

I don't have compiler here so syntz errors are possible but here's one idea to do it: foreach (Control tempCtrl in this.Controls) { if (tempCtrl != null && tempCtrl.Name == textBox1 && tempCtrl is TextBox ) ((TextBox)tempCtrl).Text = My text; } Of course you could (and should) wrap it into a method. private Control FindTextBoxByName(string name) { foreach (Control tempCtrl in this.Controls) { if (tempCtrl != null && tempCtrl.Name == textBox1 && tempCtrl is TextBox ) return tempCtrl; } } TextBox myTextbox = FindTextBoxByName(textBox1); myTextBox.Text = My text;