Load control from array of controls

Question

this is my code

Function GenerateInterface()
Dim ObjectsArray() As VB.Control
Dim TmpCtrl As VB.Control

ReDim ObjectsArray(1)
For Each TmpCtrl In Me.Controls
    If TmpCtrl.Container Is frConfigVars(0) Then
        Set ObjectsArray(UBound(ObjectsArray) - 1) = TmpCtrl
        ReDim Preserve ObjectsArray(UBound(ObjectsArray) + 1)
    End If
Next TmpCtrl

For i = 1 To UBound(Variables) - 1 'global array containing how many frames I need
    Load frConfigVars(i)
    frConfigVars(i).Left = 0
    frConfigVars(i).top = frConfigVars(i - 1).top + frConfigVars(i - 1).Height
    frConfigVars(i).Visible = True

     For x = 0 To UBound(ObjectsArray) - 1
         Set TmpCtrl = ObjectsArray(x)
         Load TmpCtrl(i) '<-- crashes here
         'stuff to move and view new object
     Next x
Next i 

End Function

It basically loads into a controls array the 0-indexed objects present in the frame to make me dinamycally load them how many times I need but I can't manage to load a new control from a variable itself.

I kinda got why that loading is crashing, I'm guessing the TmpCtrl contains (example) txtbox(0) and not txtbox, which I'd need to load the new object, correct? If so, how can I load the new control?

I can't create objects from scratch because there are many of them and positioning would be hell I can't call them by their name because with time I will add/remove some stuff so I don't want to touch this function again once it works

Thanks

thanks but no, it doesn't work. In that code he addresses the object directly (lblTile), which I don't want to — Vash
I made a little progress (following the example in the previous explanation): TypeName(txtbox) --> Object TypeName(txtbox(0)) --> TextBox How can I iterate through the objects? This would solve — Vash

Vash Vash · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-15T14:43:55

Ok, I actually made it myself!

To access the object array itself I just need to change

Set TmpCtrl = ObjectsArray(x)

into

Set TmpCtrl = Me.Controls(ObjectsArray(x).Name)

Load control from array of controls

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