Thread: Array of pointers to Controls(Buttons, GoupBox)

Hi.

I am using Visual Studio .NET to develop a windows application.

In my program, I have a set of similar controls(group box) which I would like to be set visible or invisible depending on the current state of the program.

The positioning are handled by the form design and I have named the group boxes groupbox1, groupbox2, groupbox3, ...

I would like to address the group boxes by their numerical position and so I wish to have an array of pointer such that I can:

Code:

  for(int x=0; x<12; x++)
    groupbox[x].Visible = false;

groupbox[findactivegroup()].Visible = true;
So I thought of something like:

Code:

  System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox [] *groupbox = *System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox[12];
  groupbox[0] = groupbox1;
  groupbox[1] = groupbox2;
  //....

But there is syntax errors in the declaration.

Could someone kindly enlighten me on this problem.

Thank in advanced.