textbox collection/arraylist 2

[tekkerguy]

is it possible to add textboxes to array list? I've tried, and it adds them ok, but when I go to retrieve them to pull the text using a loop, the text property isn't available, I've tried to cast the arraylist as a textbox as well, and no go.

 

[jmeckley]

arraylists holds objects (base type of all other classes) so you need to cast the object to a textbox.

ArrayList array = new ArrayList();
array.Add(new TextBox());

foreach(object o in array)
{
   TextBox box = (TextBox)o;
   box.Text = "...";
}

if you're using .net 2.0 use the List<T> class instead to create a strongly typed collection.

IList<TextBox> array = new List<TextBox>();
array.Add(new TextBox());

foreach(TextBox box in array)
{
   box.Text = "...";
}

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

 

[tekkerguy]

Perfect!

I kind of did a roundabout way, where I created a textbox, then made the textbox equal to the arraylist object, but yours is much, much better.

Thanks for the help.