Determine a control's type using a switch statement

[Jimmy V]

Hi all,

I am a VB programmer who is moving out of the shadows and starting to
code in C#. I would like to know how to determine a control's type
using a swtich statement. In VB i would do something like this:

Private Sub TestControl(ByRef PassedControl as Control)

Select Case True
Case TypeOf PassedControl Is TextBox
'Do something
Case TypeOf PassedControl Is ComboBox
'Do something completely different
Case Else
'Puke
End Select

End Sub

Is there any similar method in C#?

Thanks,

Jimmy V

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Jimmy,

private void TestControl(ref Control PassedControl)
{
if (true == PassedControl is TextBox) {
} else if (true == PassedControl is ComboBox) {
} else {
}
}

JVPrivate Sub TestControl(ByRef PassedControl as Control)
JVSelect Case True
JVCase TypeOf PassedControl Is TextBox
JV'Do something
JVCase TypeOf PassedControl Is ComboBox
JV'Do something completely different
JVCase Else
JV'Puke
JVEnd Select
JVEnd Sub
JV>
---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

[DeveloperX]

Jimmy V wrote:

Hi all,

I am a VB programmer who is moving out of the shadows and starting to
code in C#. I would like to know how to determine a control's type
using a swtich statement. In VB i would do something like this:

Private Sub TestControl(ByRef PassedControl as Control)

Select Case True
Case TypeOf PassedControl Is TextBox
'Do something
Case TypeOf PassedControl Is ComboBox
'Do something completely different
Case Else
'Puke
End Select

End Sub

Is there any similar method in C#?

Thanks,

Jimmy V

foreach(Control c in this.Controls)
{
switch (c.GetType().Name)
{
case "TextBox":
//do something
break;
default:
Console.WriteLine(c.GetType().Name);
break;
}
}

Remember controls can contain controls, and don't forget the break
statements.
Ian

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Michael Nemtsev <ne*****@msn.comwrote:

Hello Jimmy,

private void TestControl(ref Control PassedControl)
{
if (true == PassedControl is TextBox) {
} else if (true == PassedControl is ComboBox) {
} else {
}
}

Note that for the sake of readability, you'd be better off with:

if (PassedControl is TextBox)

There's no need for the comparison with "true" - it just needlessly
complicates things.

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[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Jon Skeet [C# MVP],

to be trully I just used online C#->VB.net convertor to regenerate OP code :)

JMichael Nemtsev <ne*****@msn.comwrote:
J>

>Hello Jimmy,

private void TestControl(ref Control PassedControl) { if (true ==
PassedControl is TextBox) { } else if (true == PassedControl is
ComboBox) { } else { } }

JNote that for the sake of readability, you'd be better off with:
J>
Jif (PassedControl is TextBox)
J>
JThere's no need for the comparison with "true" - it just needlessly
Jcomplicates things.
J>
---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche