Type.GetType returns null for Systems.Windows.Forms.TextBox

Hi,

the foillowing line returns a null value
Type.GetType("System.Windows.Forms.TextBox")

why is that so ... and what should i do if i need to compare if the control
is a textbox or not?

Regards,
Nabeel

re: Type.GetType returns null for Systems.Windows.Forms.TextBox

Nabeel Moeen wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> the foillowing line returns a null value
> Type.GetType("System.Windows.Forms.TextBox")
>
> why is that so ... and what should i do if i need to compare if the control
> is a textbox or not?[/color]

Control someControl = ...;

if (someControl is Textbox) {
// it is!
}

hth,
Max

re: Type.GetType returns null for Systems.Windows.Forms.TextBox

>the foillowing line returns a null value[color=blue]
>Type.GetType("System.Windows.Forms.TextBox")
>
>why is that so ...[/color]

Because you didn't specify which assembly it should look in. You have
to include the full assembly qualified name.

[color=blue]
>and what should i do if i need to compare if the control
>is a textbox or not?[/color]

The easiest way would be to reference System.Windows.forms.dll and
write

if (yourControl is TextBox) ...


Mattias

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