Control.GetNextControl(Control, Boolean) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:: System.Windows.Forms.dll

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Retrieves the next control forward or back in the tab order of child controls.

public:
 System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ GetNextControl(System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ ctl, bool forward);

public System.Windows.Forms.Control GetNextControl (System.Windows.Forms.Control ctl, bool forward);

public System.Windows.Forms.Control? GetNextControl (System.Windows.Forms.Control? ctl, bool forward);

member this.GetNextControl : System.Windows.Forms.Control * bool -> System.Windows.Forms.Control

Public Function GetNextControl (ctl As Control, forward As Boolean) As Control

Parameters

ctl: Control

The Control to start the search with.

forward: Boolean

true to search forward in the tab order; false to search backward.

Returns

Control

The next Control in the tab order.

Remarks

The GetNextControl method is dependent on tab order. To iterate through all controls of a form, including nested controls, use the Controls property. To get or set the active control of a container control, use the ActiveControl property.

Applies to

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