获取动态创建的文本框的价值

Question

I'm in a bit of a pickle at the moment, I've created a bit of code that creates 4 textboxes and adds them to a table layout at run time (code below) but I'm struggling with getting text from it, I tried getting the value from it as you would string s = TxtBox1.Text.ToString(); but it just gets a null reference, then I tried txt.Text.ToString(); and this just gets the text from the last text box that was created.

   private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        int counter;
        for (counter = 1; counter <= 4; counter++)
        {
            // Output counter every fifth iteration
            if (counter % 1 == 0)
            {
                AddNewTextBox();
            }
        }
    }

    public void AddNewTextBox()
    {
        txt = new TextBox();
        tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(txt);
        txt.Name = "TxtBox" + this.cLeft.ToString();
        txt.Text = "TextBox " + this.cLeft.ToString();
        cLeft = cLeft + 1;
    }

I've looked all over for the answers to this and as of yet found nothing if anybody has any ideas I would be grateful.

Thanks

Answer 1

this code picks textbox1 from tableLayoutPanel1, cast it from Control to TextBox and takes Text property:

string s = ((TextBox)tableLayoutPanel1.Controls["TxtBox1"]).Text;

if you need them all, then iterate over textboxes:

string[] t = new string[4];
for(int i=0; i<4; i++)
    t[i] = ((TextBox)tableLayoutPanel1.Controls["TxtBox"+(i+1).ToString()]).Text;

Answer 2

You can try

    var asTexts = tableLayoutPanel1.Controls
            .OfType<TextBox>()
            .Where(control => control.Name.StartsWith("TxtBox"))
            .Select(control => control.Text);

That will enumerate the Text value for all child controls of tableLayoutPanel1 where their type is TextBox and their name starts with "TxtBox". You can optionally relax the filters removing the OfType line (that excludes any non TextBox control) or the Where line (that allow only the control which name matches your example).

Ensure to have

    Using System.Linq;

at the beginning of the file. Regards, Daniele.