Question

Basically I have 3 arrays of different types:

control = new Control[2] { txtRecordDelimeter, txtFieldDelimeter };
name = new string[2] { "Record Delimiter", "Field Delimiter" };
exists = new bool[2] { false, false };

…essentially I would like to create a loop that checks whether the string existed in an object passed into a constructor, if did, set the bool of the respective index to true and then ammend the respective control with a new value.

Originally I had a bunch of if statements and repeating code so I wanna cut that out with a for loop.

However, for example, when I attempt to reference control[0].whatever I get the same list from IntelliSense regardless of whether or not the control is a text box or a combo box etc.

I’m guessing I’m missing something simple here like not referencing an instance of the control per se, but I’d be greatful if someone could explain what I’m doing wrong or suggest a better way to achieve this!

Thanks :]

Answer 1

I think you mean something like this:

for(int i = 0; i < control.Length; i++)
{
    TextBox textBox = control[i] as TextBox;
    if(textBox != null)
    {
        if(textBox.Text == name[i])
        {
            exists[i] = true;
            continue;
        }
    }
}