Visual Basic

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   ' For array of text boxes<br />
   Dim txtBoxArray as TextBox()<br />
   Dim x as Integer<br />
   For Each ctl As Control In Me.Controls<br />
      If TypeOf ctl Is TextBox Then<br />
         ReDim Preserve txtBoxArray(x)<br />
         txtBoxArray(x) = ctl<br />
         x += 1<br />
      EndIf<br />
   Next<br />

Private Sub SSN_Validating(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles SSN.Validating
    Dim tempSSN As String = String.Empty
 
    ' Create a temporary string that contains only the
    ' numbers in the original string as typed by the user.
    For i As Integer = 0 To SSN.Text.Length - 1
        If IsNumeric(SSN.Text.Chars(i)) Then
            temp &= SSN.Text.Chars(i)
        End If
    Next
 
    If tempSSN.Length = 9 Then
        ' We should have a string of numbers that looks like this: 295048397
        ' Reformat it to look like this: 295-04-8397
        SSN.Text = String.Format("{0}-{1}-{2}", _
            tempSSN.SubString(0, 3), _
            tempSSN.SubString(3, 2), _
            tempSSN.SubString(5, 4))
        SSN.BackColor = Color.White
        e.Cancel = False
    ElseIf tempSSN.Length <> 0 Then
        ' If the length is now anything other than 0 or 9, clear
        ' the textbox and color it red to point out that we need a valid
        ' SSN in this box to continue.
        SSN.Text = String.Empty
        SSN.BackColor = Color.Red
        e.Cancel = True
    Else
        ' Since the SSN length is 0, it's OK to not have an SSN.  Clear
        ' the textbox and return it to normal.
        SSN.Text = String.Empty
        SSN.BackColor = Color.White
        e.Cancel = False
    End If
End Sub