c# - Get Parents of a Control in winforms -

i have panel1 inside panel2 , inside panel3 ... imagine

panel1->panel2->panel3->button1 

so how can path string like

string path=\panel1\panel2\panel3\button1 

if want parents of button1.
, can using defining class implement iextenderprovider, possible make in design time.

here extension method of parents' names ienumerable<string>:

public static class extensions {     public static ienumerable<string> getcontrolpath(this control c)     {         yield return c.name;          if (c.parent != null)         {             control parent = c.parent;              while (parent != null)             {                 yield return parent.name;                 parent = parent.parent;             }                         }     } } 

, here property of usercontrol added project make use of it:

public partial class customcontrol : usercontrol {     public customcontrol()     {         initializecomponent();     }      public string controlpath     {                 {             return string.join(@"\", this.getcontrolpath().reverse());         }     } } 

after building, drag user control onto form toolbox. sure nest inside other controls pretty good. nested 3 panels , put in innermost panel similar example. here's properties @ design time:

this should applicable class make derives control. iextenderprovider seems irrelevant here.