Android Question How to get Name of Control

[Nitin Joshi]

Dear All, I want to know how to get name of control (Toggle/Button) using code.

 

[DonManfred]

For Each v As View In Activity.GetAllViewsRecursive
   If v Is CheckBox Then
        dim chk as CheckBox = v
   End If
Next

 

[emexes]

Curiously, I was just working on something that requires that very ability. AFAIK it is not possible to get the name of the view object.

Usual workaround is to use tag field.

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...object-in-getallviewsrecursive.93946/#content

There is a converter that reads the .bal layout file and converts it to a understandable format. Depending on your application, that might another approach.

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...s-files-to-json-and-vice-versa.41623/#content

 

[Nitin Joshi]

Dear Don, my query is how can I get NAME property of particular control. Is above code for it?

 

[DonManfred]

how can I get NAME property of particular control

You was asking about the type

get name of control (Toggle/Button)

The name is not really important.

You should describe it more clearly what EXACTLY you are trying to archieve

 

[emexes]

One idea I had was that, if all Views have an event handler name prefix, set when the object is initialized either directly or by LoadLayout, and generally this is the name of the object, then if it were possible to reach inside the view and get that prefix... bingo!

 

[emexes]

The name is not really important.

Sometimes it is. I am writing (well, trying to) a program to automatically generate designer scripts, that would be useful in all three of B4A/I/J, so if there was a way of getting the name programatically, that'd be extremely useful.

You should describe it more clearly what EXACTLY you are trying to achieve

+1

Always helps to know which direction the goal posts are in ;-)