Create multiple ListBoxes - Windows applications forms

Question

I'm trying to create multiple ListBoxes with different id's.

I want to do something like this:

int count = 0
for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++){
   ListBox count = new ListBox();
   count++;
}

The question is: How to create create multiple ListBoxes?

Answer 1

A Listbox is a control that should be added to the Controls collection of its container. I suppose that this is your form and you will call this code inside some kind of event of your form (like Form_Load for example) or better inside the constructor of the form after the call to InitializeComponents()

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
    // Create the listbox
    ListBox lb = new ListBox();

    // Give it a unique name
    lb.Name = "ListBox" + i.ToString();

    // Try to define a position on the form where the listbox will be displayed
    lb.Location = new Point(i * 50,0);

    // Try to define a size for the listbox
    lb.Size = new Size(50, 100);

    // Add it to the Form controls collection
    // this is the reference to your form where code is executing
    this.Controls.Add(lb);
}

// Arrange a size of your form to be sure your listboxes are visible
this.Size = new Size(600, 200);

Answer 2

You've mixed up the int and ListBox types, and as for ID's, Name would be sensible choices:

So how about something like this:

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    {
        ListBox listBox = new ListBox();
        listBox.Name = i.ToString();
        // do something with this listBox object...

    }