Don't understand the purpose of the "Tag" property

[Glory]

Why wouldn't you just look at the object's name, since every object has to have a unique name anyway?

 

[xenou]

A tag value can be changed at runtime, and can hold any text you like. Some creative uses have been found ...

 

[Glory]

I'm looking at code that links a button created on a userform at runtime with some code in a class module.

I don't understand the use of the tag property here. is it just so that if the user wants to they can extract the identity of a certain button?

Wouldn't "control.name & i" have worked for that?

  For Each obj In Me.Controls
        If TypeName(obj) = "CommandButton" Then 
            If Left(obj.Name, 3) = "dyn" Then
            i = i + 1
            ReDim Preserve c(i) 
            Set c(i) = New Class1
            c(i).SetCommandButton obj
            obj.Tag = i
          End If
        End If
    Next
End Sub

 

[xenou]

Creating controls at runtime is not my forte. It may simply be a matter of taste. I guess it depends on how the tag value is used (if at all) later on - perhaps it's a convenience. Sometimes you just do what you're used to doing, even if other (better) ways exist.