How to get a reference to a control from its' string name in C#

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How to get a reference to a control from its' string name in C#?

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 21 '18 at 07:44

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Page.FindControl

If the Control is nested, use Control.FindControl from the parent Control. Otherwise, you'll have to write your own FindControlRecursive

edited Oct 21 '18 at 07:44

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Note: In collections of controls, the FindControl method will return a different instance of the control of that name. In ASP.NET, that control will have a unique name also. In other words, FindControlRecursive will return the 1st control of that name. – oglester Jan 30 '09 at 04:45

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 29 '11 at 17:54

        private Control FindControlRecursive(Control root, string id)
        {
            return root.ID == id
                       ? root
                       : (root.Controls.Cast<Control>()
                             .Select(c => FindControlRecursive(c, id)))
                             .FirstOrDefault(t => t != null);
        }

How to get a reference to a control from its' string name in C#

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