How to Copy Events?

Question

Hello,

I have a serie of buttons which I want to Copy during Runtime.

Some buttons have Click Events, some have MouseOver, MouseEnter etc.... all different events. How can I make an exact copy of my original button ?


Regards,
Andy.

Answer 1

Hi Andy,

 

I think it is not possible to copy the events. The best way is to subscribe the copied control event with the same function during runtime.

 

[code]

original.MouseEnter += new System.EventHandler(button_MouseEnter);

copied.MouseEnter += new System.EventHandler(button_MouseEnter);

 

void button_MouseEnter(...)

{}

[/code]

 

Robert-Paul

Answer 2

Hi,

 

Borrow some ideas over here.

 

 

HTH,
Suprotim Agarwal

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Answer 3

Hi,

 

Use this code

 

Code Block

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

TextBox t = (TextBox)CloneObject(textBox1);

t.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(64, 74);

this.Controls.Add(t);

this.ResumeLayout(false);

this.PerformLayout();

}

 

private object CloneObject(object o)

{

Type t = o.GetType();

PropertyInfo[] properties = t.GetProperties();

Object p = t.InvokeMember("", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, o, null);

foreach (PropertyInfo pi in properties)

{

if (pi.CanWrite)

{

pi.SetValue(p, pi.GetValue(o, null), null);

}

}

return p;

}

 

private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

MessageBox.Show("Chenged");

}

 

 

Code : http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread606031.html

 

 

HTH,
Suprotim Agarwal

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Answer 4

Hello,

Thanks for the replies!

The code works indeed, but from the moment you pick another control like Label , it stops working .

any idea's why a Button or Label can't be "copied" with this code?

Regards,
Andy