Dynamic variable name in C#

[marcasii]

Hi I have a fucntion that takes the name of a DropDownList as a string parameter but I need to use the string to reference a DropDownList ie:

void populateDropDownList (string dropDownListName) {
 dropDownListName.Items.Add(new ListItem("some","thing"));
}

 

[marcasii]

Forget it. Worked it out. Just needed to be:

void populateDropDownList (DropDownList dropDownListName) {
 dropDownListName.Items.Add(new ListItem("some","thing"));
}

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I feel I am talking to myself?

 

[chiph]

Yup. Whenever you see "string" think to yourself "object of type string". After that, it's an easy step to start thinking things like "object of type ListBox" or "object of type Form".

Chip H.


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[cappmgr]

I wish more people talked to themselves. It is very nice to see a post answered by the same person who started it. Too many times we see 'I got it never mind' or someone else posts the answer and the query poster does not reply back.
Marty