Get all controls on a form window using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Windows.Forms; class MyForm : Form { private TextBox firstNameBox = new TextBox(); private Button btnShowControls = new Button(); MyForm() { this.Text = "Controls in the raw"; // Add a new text box. firstNameBox.Text = "Superman"; firstNameBox.Size = new Size(160, 60); firstNameBox.Location = new Point(10, 10); this.Controls.Add(firstNameBox); // Add a new button. btnShowControls.Text = "Examine Controls collection"; btnShowControls.Size = new Size(90, 90); btnShowControls.Location = new Point(10, 70); btnShowControls.Click += new EventHandler(btnShowControls_Clicked); this.Controls.Add(btnShowControls); CenterToScreen(); } protected void btnShowControls_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e) { Control.ControlCollection coll = this.Controls; foreach(Control c in coll) { if(c != null) Console.WriteLine(c.Text, "Index numb: " + coll.GetChildIndex(c, false)); } } public static int Main(string[] args) { Application.Run(new MyForm()); return 0; } }