How to reference a control using its name?

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Suppose I create a control as follows:

Dim MyPictureBoxNew As MyPictureBox.ControlPictureBox
MyPictureBoxNew = New MyPictureBox.ControlPictureBox
MyPictureBoxNew.Name = "PictureBox" & cstr(index)

Now I want to access a method:
PictureBox22.clear
That won't work.
Is there something that will?
I know I could maintain an array of references but I wonder if there is some
other way?
Maybe using reflection which I know nothing about?
Thanks in advance

[Mattias Sjögren]

>I know I could maintain an array of references but I wonder if there is some

>other way?

There are many other ways, but just keeping a reference to the control
is certainly the easiest one. Not sure why you'd prefer to use
reflection instead.
Mattias

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I don't prefer Reflection.
I was wondering if some way I didn't know was the easiest way.
Since you said the array is, I'll do it that way.

Thanks
"Mattias Sjögren" <ma********************@mvps.orgwrote in message
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I know I could maintain an array of references but I wonder if there is
some
other way?

There are many other ways, but just keeping a reference to the control
is certainly the easiest one. Not sure why you'd prefer to use
reflection instead.
Mattias

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