Question

I have a data dictionary, which uses an string as an index and a list object for the values as below:

Dictionary<string, List<string>> dataDict = new Dictionary<string, List<string>>();

I also have 20 textboxes (TextBox1, TextBox2, TextBox3 etc..)

How could I assign the values within the List object to the twenty text boxes (assuming there are twenty values held within the list object)?

Answer 1

I suggest to put your TextBoxes in a container control like Panel:

var allTextBoxes = txtPanel.Controls.OfType<TextBox>();
foreach(var kv in dataDict)
{
    String index = kv.Key;
    String values = String.Join(",", kv.Value);
    TextBox txt = allTextBoxes.FirstOrDefault(txt => txt.Name == "TextBox" + index);
    if(txt != null)
    {
        txt.Text = values;
    }
}