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getControl(name)

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Written by mike
August 3, 2023
Arguments
  • name: The key (typically the name attribute) of the ErstwhileControl to return.
Returns

The specified ErstwhileControl object, or false if not found.

Effect

Following the HTML convention, ErstwhileControl components can be referenced via their name attribute. This convenience function makes them easy to look up within a form.

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