VB.net - Checking for the instance of a control

[pkrvb]

I am trying to find out how to check to see if a control exists (such as a listbox). If it does, then the program wouldn't do anything, if it doesn't, then the program would create it. Does anyone know how to do this or can point me in the right direction?

[CPallini]

Why don't you use a variable to hold the reference to the listbox and set it to Nothing whenever it isn't instantiated?

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[Dave Kreskowiak]

You should really be checking for the existance of the piece of data that triggered the control being created, not checking for the control itself.

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