Get and Set Checkbox properties, using checkbox names as strings

Question

On a windows form, there are a group of checkboxes, chx1, chx2, chx3....chx20.

I need to loop through 1-20 and set the Checked property of these checkboxes. Is there a function that would accept the checkbox name as a string, the property to get or set as a string, and the value to set the property)?

Set:

GetSetProperty("chx1", "Checked", true);

or

Get:

GetSetProperty("chx1", "Checked");

Please elaborate on this. Why not just use this: foreach(var cb in this.Controls.OfType<CheckBox>()) cb.Checked = true;? — Daniel Hilgarth
– Daniel Hilgarth, Commented Aug 9, 2011 at 14:47
I am creating a set of checklist that users must complete. Based on database values, I need to set the items that have been marked complete. For instance, each numeric value(1-20) is either complete or not complete(1 - true, 2 - false, 3 - true, etc.) It is not a good option for this application to bind these checkboxes to a dataset. — BillSwan
– BillSwan, Commented Aug 9, 2011 at 14:59

Inisheer · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-09 14:47:32Z

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((CheckBox)this.Controls["checkBox1"]).Checked = true;

Try something along the lines of this.

answered Aug 9, 2011 at 14:47

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Igoris Over a year ago

Wanted to give this answer, i'm too slow :D

FishBasketGordo · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-09 14:46:04Z

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You can use Reflection to do exactly what you're talking about, but it's easier (IMO) and faster to just put the checkboxes in an array and use the index to find/manipulate them. If you do this though, be careful, because your checkboxes are indexed from one while arrays are indexed from zero, so you'll have to account for the one-off difference.

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Billy · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-09 15:25:00Z

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You can use LINQ to perform this and it will build the list of items checked or not checked (you can also do a foreach and check or uncheck them all.

var checkedBoxList = container.Controls.OfType<CheckBox>().FirstOrDefault(
r => r.Checked);

foreach(CheckBox chkbox in CheckedBoxList)
{ chkbox.Checked = false;}

The container should be what hosts all the controls. You could set this as your form and it will get all of them or you can select the specific groupbox/panel.

edited Aug 9, 2011 at 15:25

answered Aug 9, 2011 at 15:16

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