[Retrieve a Control name ]

[LOFRANK]

HI!

 

i have a function that store in a database the control names of my application,

 

i need a simple code that retrieve the control name of all the objects that i pass 2 this function.

 

Problems are when for example i pass a toolbarbutton, that dont appear to have the name property, so how i can get the name in this particular case?

 

Function name(cont as object) as string

return (cont.name)

end function

 

example code:

msgbox(Toolbar1.Buttons(0)) ' this give an error , property not found in the function

 

 

 

 

thnk you for attenction

[PlausiblyDamp]

Toolbar buttons don't have a name property so there is no way to retrieve it through code.

Also as you will be only passing controls into the function you would be better of strongly typing the parameter.

i.e.

Function name(cont as Control) as string
return (cont.name)
end function

 

saying that the function itself seems a bit un-needed - is there any reason why you can't just refer to the control's name property in the first place?

[LOFRANK]

cause i use an external module for that kind of function.

 

anyway:

 

ctype(bytoolbarbutton,Control).Name

 

BUT this return always a string like:"ToolbarButton"

 

Anyway i can't change the name in my Software for have a good visual refecrence about the Toolbarbuttons in my archive.

 

Thnk you