Refer to an object dynamically

[Mondeo]

I have several literal controls on my page, Literal1, Literal2, Literal3 etc

I have a function which takes an index

Private Sub UpdateLiteral(byval index as int16)
...
End Sub

In that sub I want to update the corresponding literal to the index that comes in, I could do:

Select Case index
Case 1
Literal1.Text = "new value"
Case 2
Literal2.Text = "new value"
Case 3
Literal3.Text = "new value"
End Select

But theres a lot more than 3 literals, how can I dynamically generate the object name that I want to manipulate?

Thanks

 

[PlausiblyDamp]

You could use the FindControl method of the page to locate the correct control

Dont have VS handy but the code would be something like

dim l as Literal
l = FindControl("Literal" & index.ToString())
l.Text = "New Value"