Get a Windows Forms control by name in C#

Question

I have a ToolStripMenuItem called myMenu. How can I access this like so:

/* Normally, I would do: */
this.myMenu... etc.

/* But ho         


        

Answer 1

Since you're generating them dynamically, keep a map between a string and the menu item, that will allow fast retrieval.

// in class scope
private readonly Dictionary _menuItemsByName = new Dictionary();

// in your method creating items
ToolStripMenuItem createdItem = ...
_menuItemsByName.Add("", createdItem);

// to access it
ToolStripMenuItem menuItem = _menuItemsByName[""];