getting a element name out of a variable...

[MDCdeveloper]

Hello all, and thank you in advance for any feedback/help you might post.

I need help getting a web page element id out of a string variable to be used within my c# code behind page.

I am trying to display a string in a literal control telling the user what was wrong with the input that they provided in the associated text box. my error string looks like this:
[code=cpp]
errorMsg = "litLastNam e-Please enter a valid last name"
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I already have the string split and placed into two variables. this happens in a for loop.

here is my code thus far in C#:
[code=cpp]
{
string errorMsg = hdnErrorMsg.Val ue;
litResults.Text = errorMsg;

//breaks up the mass error string into individual error strings
string[] errorMsgSplit = errorMsg.Split( '/');
string strLitErrorElem ent = "";
string strLitErrorMsg = "";

for (int i = 1; i < errorMsgSplit.L ength; i++)
{
strLitErrorMsg = strLitErrorMsg + errorMsgSplit[i];
litResults.Text = strLitErrorMsg;

//splits the individual error strings into the asp lit and lit text
string[] indErrorMsg = errorMsgSplit[i].Split('-');
strLitErrorElem ent = indErrorMsg[0];
strLitErrorMsg = indErrorMsg[1];

(here is the part where I'm stuck)
}
}
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basically i need to get the stuff out of strLitErrorElem ent out so I can use it like this:
[code=cpp]
litLastName.tex t = "Please enter a valid Last Name"
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Again, thank you ahead of time for your positive input, help, and/or examples :)

[Plater]

You will have to make some sort of FindControlByNa me(string name) type function. Loop through all the controls, comparing their Name property to the one you want.
Although, you use a literal control, which isn't really a control at all. (Doesn't end up as a DIV or a SPAN or any other html, just plain text) Are you just using them to provide a "layout" so your error messages show up next to the control that is incorrect?

[MDCdeveloper]

You will have to make some sort of FindControlByNa me(string name) type function. Loop through all the controls, comparing their Name property to the one you want.
Although, you use a literal control, which isn't really a control at all. (Doesn't end up as a DIV or a SPAN or any other html, just plain text) Are you just using them to provide a "layout" so your error messages show up next to the control that is incorrect?

pretty much. I want to use a loop instead of coding all of the literals individually because I'd like to use this on a form that has 55+ different inputs. thanx for the quick response.

[MDCdeveloper]

Got it working. here is the updated code:
[code=cpp]
string errorMsg = hdnErrorMsg.Val ue;

//breaks up the mass error string into individual error strings
string[] errorMsgSplit = errorMsg.Split( '/');

for (int i = 1; i < errorMsgSplit.L ength; i++)
{
//splits the individual error strings into the asp lit and lit text
string[] indErrorMsg = errorMsgSplit[i].Split('-');

Literal litError = (Literal)FindCo ntrol(indErrorM sg[0]);
litError.Text = indErrorMsg[1];
}
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Thanx!