Get All Web Controls of a Specific Type on a Page

Question

I have been pondering how I can get all controls on a page and then perform a task on them in this related question:

How to Search Through a C# DropDownList Programm

Answer 1

Had this very question and while I found Steve B's answer useful, I wanted an extension method, so re-factored it:

    public static IEnumerable<T> GetControlList<T>(this ControlCollection controlCollection) where T : Control
    {
        foreach (Control control in controlCollection)
        {
            if (control is T)
            {
                yield return (T)control;
            }

            if (control.HasControls())
            {
                foreach (T childControl in control.Controls.GetControlList<T>())
                {
                    yield return childControl;
                }
            }
        }
    }

Answer 2

        var dropDownLists = new List<DropDownList>();
        foreach (var control in this.Controls)
        {
            if (control is DropDownList)
            {
                dropDownLists.Add( (DropDownList)control );
            }
        }