Native .NET Function to Bind to WebControl via ID String???

[ChrisFrohlich]

Is there a function I can use to bind to a web control on an ASP.NET 2.0 page
if I have a string for the ID of the control? I'd like to be able to throw
an ID string at a function and bind a control object to a textbox control
without having to loop through all the controls on the page.

For example (pseudo code), if I have a textbox with id="txtFirstName"...

Dim ctrlControlPlaceHolder as control
ctrlControlPlaceHolder = FindControlbylID("txtFirstName")
ctrlControlPlaceHolder.text = "Chris"

What I'm looking for is the "FindControlbyID(byVal ID as string)" function.
It's my assumption that there's a native function out there to do it. I
could probably write a function that does the control looping, but I'm going
to have a ton of controls on the page so a native function strikes me as much
more efficient and graceful.

Any help on this is greatly appreciated.

v/r

Chris Frohlich

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

Doesn't the Page class have a FindControl method? I seem to remember it has
one, or maybe I am just having a "developer Senior Moment"?
Cheers,
Peter

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"ChrisFrohlich" wrote:

Is there a function I can use to bind to a web control on an ASP.NET 2.0 page
if I have a string for the ID of the control? I'd like to be able to throw
an ID string at a function and bind a control object to a textbox control
without having to loop through all the controls on the page.

For example (pseudo code), if I have a textbox with id="txtFirstName"...

Dim ctrlControlPlaceHolder as control
ctrlControlPlaceHolder = FindControlbylID("txtFirstName")
ctrlControlPlaceHolder.text = "Chris"

What I'm looking for is the "FindControlbyID(byVal ID as string)" function.
It's my assumption that there's a native function out there to do it. I
could probably write a function that does the control looping, but I'm going
to have a ton of controls on the page so a native function strikes me as much
more efficient and graceful.

Any help on this is greatly appreciated.

v/r

Chris Frohlich