Control.GetNextControl(Control, Boolean) Method

Definition

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

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

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

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

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also