Control.GetNextControl Method (System.Windows.Forms)

GetNextControl Method

.NET Framework Class Library

Control..::.GetNextControl Method

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

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

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

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Control
Dim ctl As Control
Dim forward As Boolean
Dim returnValue As Control

returnValue = instance.GetNextControl(ctl, _
    forward)

public Control GetNextControl(
    Control ctl,
    bool forward
)

Visual C++

public:
Control^ GetNextControl(
    Control^ ctl, 
    bool forward
)

JScript

public function GetNextControl(
    ctl : Control, 
    forward : boolean
) : Control

Parameters

ctl: Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.Control
The Control to start the search with.

forward: Type: System..::.Boolean
true to search forward in the tab order; false to search backward.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.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.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

Control Class

Control Members

System.Windows.Forms Namespace

TabIndex