Type.GetType returns null for Systems.Windows.Forms.TextBox

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Hi,

the foillowing line returns a null value
Type.GetType("System.Windows.Forms.TextBox")

why is that so ... and what should i do if i need to compare if the control
is a textbox or not?

Regards,
Nabeel
 
Nabeel said:
Hi,

the foillowing line returns a null value
Type.GetType("System.Windows.Forms.TextBox")

why is that so ... and what should i do if i need to compare if the control
is a textbox or not?
Click to expand...

Control someControl = ...;

if (someControl is Textbox) {
// it is!
}

hth,
Max
 
the foillowing line returns a null value
Type.GetType("System.Windows.Forms.TextBox")

why is that so ...
Click to expand...

Because you didn't specify which assembly it should look in. You have
to include the full assembly qualified name.

and what should i do if i need to compare if the control
is a textbox or not?
Click to expand...

The easiest way would be to reference System.Windows.forms.dll and
write

if (yourControl is TextBox) ...


Mattias
 
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