VB.NET - Iterating through controls in a container object

Question

I have a form with a \"Clear\" button.

When the user clicks \"Clear\", I want to clear the value of all the visible elements on the form. In the case of date contro

Answer 1

Public Sub raz(lst As Control.ControlCollection, Optional recursive As Boolean = True)
    For Each ctrl As Control In lst
        If TypeOf ctrl Is TextBox Then
            CType(ctrl, TextBox).Clear()
        End If

        If TypeOf ctrl Is MaskedTextBox Then
            CType(ctrl, MaskedTextBox).Clear()
        End If

        If TypeOf ctrl Is ComboBox Then
            CType(ctrl, ComboBox).SelectedIndex = -1
        End If

        If TypeOf ctrl Is DateTimePicker Then
            Dim dtp As DateTimePicker = CType(ctrl, DateTimePicker)
            dtp.CustomFormat = " "
        End If

        If TypeOf ctrl Is CheckedListBox Then
            Dim clbox As CheckedListBox = CType(ctrl, CheckedListBox)
            For i As Integer = 0 To clbox.Items.Count - 1
                clbox.SetItemChecked(i, False)
            Next
        End If

        If TypeOf ctrl Is RadioButton Then
            CType(ctrl, RadioButton).Checked = False

        End If

        If recursive Then
            If TypeOf ctrl Is GroupBox Then
                raz(CType(ctrl, GroupBox).Controls)
            End If
        End If
    Next
End Sub