Controls Property [Access 2003 VBA Language Reference]

Returns the Controls collection of a form, subform, report or section.

expression.Controls

expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks

Use the Controls property to refer to one of the controls on a form, subform, report, or section within or attached to another control. For example, the first code syntax below returns the number of controls located on Form1. The second references the name of a property within a control.

Forms("Form1").Controls.Count

Forms("Form1").Controls("Textbox1").Properties(5).Name

The Controls property is available only by using Visual Basic .

Applies to | BoundObjectFrame Object | CheckBox Object | ComboBox Object | CommandButton Object | Control Object | CustomControl Object | Form Object | Image Object | ListBox Object | ObjectFrame Object | OptionButton Object | OptionGroup Object | Page Object | Report Object | Section Object | SubForm Object | TextBox Object | ToggleButton Object

See Also | Bound Object Frame Control | Check Box Control (Forms and Reports) | Combo Box Control (Forms) | Command Button Control (Forms) | Image Control (Forms and Reports) | Label Control (Forms and Reports) | List Box Control (Forms) | Option Button Control (Forms and Reports) | Option Group Control (Forms and Reports) | Rectangle Control (Forms and Reports) | Subform/Subreport Control | Text Box Control (Forms and Reports) | Toggle Button Control | Unbound Object Frame Control