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FindControls

In case you have a Control container containing controls of different types, you may be interested in finding all controls of a specific type - this is what FindControls is for.

Usage

• Example
  • I use the FindControls function in a Favourite Design customer website kmddc.go.th to find all RadioButtons within a container.
• Example Code

  • PlaceHolder phContainer = new PlaceHolder(); //imagine this PlaceHolder filled with controls
    List<RadioButton> rbtAnswers = Utils.Control.FindControls<RadioButton>(phContainer);
    

The FindControls function :

public static List<T> FindControls<T>(Control pParent) where T : Control
{
	List<T> foundControls = new List<T>();
 
	FindControls<T>(pParent, foundControls);
 
	return foundControls;
}
 
public static void FindControls<T>(Control pParent, List<T> pFoundControls) where T : Control
{
	foreach (Control c in pParent.Controls)
	{
		if (c is T)
		{
			pFoundControls.Add((T)c);
		}
		else if (c.Controls.Count > 0)
		{
			FindControls<T>(c, pFoundControls);
		}
	}
}

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