title: get the control with a certain name provided as a string in c#
body: <p>i have the name of a control in a string and I want to manipulate the control, how do i turn the string into the current form instance of that control in c#?</p>
  
  <p>e.g.</p>
  
  <pre><code>string controlName = "Button1";
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What goes here? </p>
  
  <pre><code>button1.text = "Changed";
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>