how do get all name items of controls and controls in form(give names everything object on form)

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how do get all name items of controls and controls in form
(give names everything object on form)
like window Document outline visual studio but without nested tree

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my question is : how to give all names objects on form
(object contains everything ; ToolStrip,ToolStripButton,ToolStripMenuItem,Panel,Button,TextBox,GroupBox,MenuStrip,.... )
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Posted 26-Jan-14 0:05am

ahmadamiri

Updated 26-Jan-14 18:39pm

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Karthik_Mahalingam 26-Jan-14 6:34am

web or windows ?

3 solutions

Solution 1

Simple:

C#

private void GetNames(Control c, List<string> names)
    {
    foreach (Control sub in c.Controls)
        {
        names.Add(sub.Name);
        GetNames(sub, names);
        }
    }

Then just call it from your Form:

C#

List<string> names = new List<string>();
GetNames(this, names);
foreach (String s in names)
    {
    Console.WriteLine(s);
    }

Posted 26-Jan-14 0:34am

OriginalGriff

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ahmadamiri 26-Jan-14 6:39am

this source no work all object (do only controls)
but i want any object(example : items of toolstript and .....)

Solution 3

Assuming the only potentially nested item in a ToolStrip is a DropDownButton, and a DropDownButton can have only one "level" of internal controls:

List<Control> controlList = new List<Control>();

List<ToolStripItem> toolStripList = new List<ToolStripItem>();

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    buildControlsList(this.Controls);

    foreach (Control cnt in controlList)
    {
        textBox1.Text += cnt.Name + Environment.NewLine;
    }

    foreach (ToolStripItem tsi in toolStripList)
    {
        textBox2.Text += tsi.Name + Environment.NewLine;
    }
}

// note the requirement here to specify 'Control.ControlCollection !
private void buildControlsList(Control.ControlCollection controls)
{
    foreach (Control cnt in controls)
    {
        controlList.Add(cnt);

        // here we're willing to repeat the type conversion in the 'foreach loop
        if (cnt is ToolStrip)
        {
            foreach (ToolStripItem tsi in (cnt as ToolStrip).Items)
            {
                toolStripList.Add(tsi);

                // for variety do a trial conversion here ...
                ToolStripDropDownButton tsb = tsi as ToolStripDropDownButton;

                if (tsb != null && tsb.DropDownItems.Count > 0)
                {
                    foreach(ToolStripItem tsd in tsb.DropDownItems)
                    {
                        toolStripList.Add(tsd);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
            if (cnt.Controls.Count > 0) buildControlsList(cnt.Controls);
        }
    }
}

This example assumes two TextBoxes are on a Form, 'textBox1, and 'textBox2.

Posted 26-Jan-14 3:27am

BillWoodruff

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Karthik_Mahalingam · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-26T00:40:00

Try this code..

Made some small modification on OrignalGriff Solution..
Since ToolStripItems are not derived from Control Class, they need to be handled separately as below. this is will be applicable for other controls which is not derived from Control Baseclass
so has to be modified as per the Base type.

C#

private void Form2_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
       {
           List<string> names = new List<string>();
           GetNames(this, names);

           var output = names;

       }

       private void GetNames(Control c, List<string> names)
       {
           foreach (Control sub in c.Controls)
           {
               names.Add(sub.Name);
               if (sub is ToolStrip)
                   names.AddRange((sub as ToolStrip).Items.OfType<ToolStripItem>().Select(k => k.Name));
               GetNames(sub, names);
           }
       }

Alternative Method:

C#

var path = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
           path = path.Substring(0, path.IndexOf("bin")) + "\\" + this.Name + ".Designer.cs";

           var allines = File.ReadAllLines(path);
           int index = allines.Select(k => k.Trim()).ToList().IndexOf("#endregion");
           var names = allines.Select(k => k.Trim()).Skip(index + 1).Select(k =>
           {
               var temp = k.Split(' ');
               if (temp.Length == 3)
                   return temp[2].Replace(";", "");
               return k;
           }).Where(k => k != "" && k != "}").ToList();

           var output = names;