[AccessD] Grab a text box's label's caption in code.

Here ya go, working code from my framework that finds the label if it
exists.

'.Comments  :
'.Parameters:
'.Sets      :
'.Returns   :
'.Created by: John W. Colby
'.Created   : 6/17/02 11:22:19 AM
'
'Finds the label that "belongs to" any given control.
'
Function CtlLbl(ctlFindLbl As Control) As Label
On Error GoTo Err_CtlLbl
Dim ctl As Control
    For Each ctl In ctlFindLbl.Controls
        If ctl.ControlType = acLabel Then
            Set CtlLbl = ctl
        End If
    Next ctl
Exit_CtlLbl:
Exit Function
Err_CtlLbl:
    Select Case err
    Case 0      '.insert Errors you wish to ignore here
        Resume Next
    Case Else   '.All other errors will trap
        Beep
        MsgBox err.Description, , "Error in Function Utils.CtlLbl"
        Resume Exit_CtlLbl
    End Select
    Resume 0    '.FOR TROUBLESHOOTING
End Function

In my framework, every control class has a label variable in the class
header.  The init method just calls this function to find the label and set
the label variable so that if the control class ever needs to use the label
(change the back color, font etc it can just do so.

Private WithEvents mcbo As Access.ComboBox
Private mlbl As Label

Function Init(lcbo as combobox)
	set mcbo = lcbo
	Set mlbl = CtlLbl(mcbo)
End function

etc

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lonnie Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 4:08 PM
To: AccessD solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Grab a text box's label's caption in code.


Can I somehow call the name of a textbox and get the caption of it's label?

I don't see a label property for a textbox.

Just curious. 



May God bless you beyond your imagination!
Lonnie Johnson
ProDev, Professional Development of MS Access Databases
Visit me at ==> http://www.prodev.us





 





		
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