Question

public void test()     {         List<int> list = new List<int>();         list.Add(1);         list.Add(2);         list.Add(3);         for (int i = 1; i <= list.Count; i++)         {              textBx.Text = list[i].ToString();             // I want it to be textBx1.Text = list[1].ToString();                                textBx2.Text = list[2].ToString();                                textBx3.Text = list[3].Tostring();                                etc.               // I can't create textbox dynamically as I need the text box to be placed in specific places in the form . How do I do it the best way?            }       } 

Answer 1

Sounds like a job for Controls.Find(). You could dynamically build your string and search for the TextBox with that name:

 var textBox = this.Controls.Find('textBx' + i, true) as TextBox;  textBox.Text = list[i].ToString(); 

This is a bit ugly as it’s predicated on your naming convention for the TextBoxes. Perhaps a better solution would be to cache a list of the TextBoxes before your loop:

var textBoxes = new[] { textBx1, textBx2, textBx3 }; 

Then you can simply index into the array:

textBoxes[i].Text = list[i].ToString();