can i dynamically set a reference to a form control?

[Dica]

i want to allow my "Cut" command to dynamically determine the active control
and cut any selected text from it (assuming it's a textBox control). so far
i've got this:

private void menuItem5_Click (object sender, System.EventArg s e)

{

Object oControlType =
System.Windows. Forms.Form.Acti veForm.ActiveCo ntrol.GetType() ;

if (oControlType.T oString() == "System.Windows .Forms.TextBox" )

{

oActiveControl = System.Windows. Forms.Form.Acti veForm.ActiveCo ntrol;

if(oActiveContr ol.SelectedText != "")

{

oActiveControl. Cut();

}

}

}

i want to set oActiveControl to the active textBox and cut any text, but
this doesn't work. is there a way to pull this off or do i have to first
determine exactly which textBox is active and then cut from there?

tks

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Dica,

You should be able to do something like this:

// Get the control.
object control = System.Windows. Forms.Form.Acti veForm.ActiveCo ntrol;

// Try to cast to a textbox.
TextBox textBox = control as System.Windows. Forms.TextBox;

// If the textbox exists, then work with it.
if (textBox != null)
{
// Do your cut and paste operation here.
}

The "as" operator will attempt to cast the variable before it (in this
case "control") to the type that comes after it. If it succeeds, it returns
the typed result, otherwise it returns null (it returns null if the variable
is null as well).

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m

"Dica" <ge*****@hotmai l.com> wrote in message
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i want to allow my "Cut" command to dynamically determine the active
control
and cut any selected text from it (assuming it's a textBox control). so
far
i've got this:

private void menuItem5_Click (object sender, System.EventArg s e)

{

Object oControlType =
System.Windows. Forms.Form.Acti veForm.ActiveCo ntrol.GetType() ;

if (oControlType.T oString() == "System.Windows .Forms.TextBox" )

{

oActiveControl = System.Windows. Forms.Form.Acti veForm.ActiveCo ntrol;

if(oActiveContr ol.SelectedText != "")

{

oActiveControl. Cut();

}

}

}

i want to set oActiveControl to the active textBox and cut any text, but
this doesn't work. is there a way to pull this off or do i have to first
determine exactly which textBox is active and then cut from there?

tks

[Dica]

"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote in
message news:uu******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...

Dica,

You should be able to do something like this:

// Get the control.
object control = System.Windows. Forms.Form.Acti veForm.ActiveCo ntrol;

// Try to cast to a textbox.
TextBox textBox = control as System.Windows. Forms.TextBox;

// If the textbox exists, then work with it.
if (textBox != null)
{
// Do your cut and paste operation here.
}

The "as" operator will attempt to cast the variable before it (in this
case "control") to the type that comes after it. If it succeeds, it returns the typed result, otherwise it returns null (it returns null if the variable is null as well).

Hope this helps.
works like a charm. tks nicholas.


--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m

"Dica" <ge*****@hotmai l.com> wrote in message
news:0b******** *************** *******@rogers. com...

i want to allow my "Cut" command to dynamically determine the active
control
and cut any selected text from it (assuming it's a textBox control). so
far
i've got this:

private void menuItem5_Click (object sender, System.EventArg s e)

{

Object oControlType =
System.Windows. Forms.Form.Acti veForm.ActiveCo ntrol.GetType() ;

if (oControlType.T oString() == "System.Windows .Forms.TextBox" )

{

oActiveControl = System.Windows. Forms.Form.Acti veForm.ActiveCo ntrol;

if(oActiveContr ol.SelectedText != "")

{

oActiveControl. Cut();

}

}

}

i want to set oActiveControl to the active textBox and cut any text, but
this doesn't work. is there a way to pull this off or do i have to first
determine exactly which textBox is active and then cut from there?

tks