How can I type cast an string as an htmlTable ?

[MasudM]

Hi I have a problem with type casting . I have the string which is the name of one control(HtmlTable) . I know the control I want to type cast the name as the control. I tried the following and I get "Invalid Casting ! " string TableName = "Table1"; (HtmlTable)(TableName) and (HtmlTable)((object)(TableName)) Thanks

[Corinna John]

Do you know the container of the control? Then you can find the name in the Controls colleciton: HtmlTable myTable = null; foreach(Control ctl in container.Controls){ if(ctl.Name == tableName){ myTable = (HtmlTable)ctl; break; } } If you don't know, where the control is, you can find it "by name": String tableName = "Table1"; Object ctl = null; System.Reflection.FieldInfo info = this.GetType().GetField(tableName); if(info != null){ ctl = info.GetValue(this); } HtmlTable myTable = (HtmlTable)ctl;

[Heath Stewart]

Or by referencing the container control, you can use FindControl, passing the name. Cast the return (after checking for null) to an HtmlTable then.

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[MasudM]

thanks that really helped