Question

i have just begun experimenting on using table layout panel to keep things organised. I have added a label control with some text into a cell. how do I get this text back into a string variable at a later time? or even modify the text in the label in the cell?

Answer 1

When you add the control, just store a reference to it in the form.

Add this to the main form body (not inside a method):

Label myLabel;

in your code that adds the label:

myLabel = new Label();
myLabel.Text = "Some Text";
// Pseudo-code
myPanel.Cells.Add(myLabel);

Then later, just access myLabel anywhere in the form code.