Specifying a unique control name when adding at runtime (like the VS IDE)

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Published on 2010-04-14T10:37:19Z Indexed on 2010/04/14 10:43 UTC
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hi,

I have a basic IDE for a user control i am building. It allows me to add labels to a panel and move them around, like a very basic form designer.

When I add the controls to the panel at runtime, I'd like to give the control a unique name string like how the VS IDE tracks the controls it already has and adds an extra number when it creates the default control name. I have tried checking the controls collection each time a new control is added, but wasnt sure if there was a good string comparison method to return a name with a unique number on the end that hasn't been used yet.

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