Using a variable to set properties of a control (The variable contains the name of the control) in VB

Question

For example, in visual basic

Dim VariableName As String
VariableName = "button1"
VariableName.Visible = true

Would set button1 to be visible.

Edit: I got it!

Me.Controls(variableName).Visible = True

Mason11987 · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-23 18:32:01Z

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Well VariableName is a string, and strings don't have a a property called "visible".

You want to get the actual Button itself. One way you could do that is something like (untested):

dim btn as Button
for each c in Controls
  if c.name = "button1" then
    btn = c
  end if
next
btn.visible = true

Edit: OP found a better solution, although this could work if you were looking for a textbox with a particular "text" property or something along those lines.

answered Oct 23, 2012 at 18:32

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