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Problem with copy and paste button using c#?

Hai all
i'm succesfully to create copy and paste button. but i have the next case. i have two context menu. the first context menu in the button that i use to copy paste. in the first context menu when right click it show copy and paste item. in the second contextmenu when i right click it show paste item. the problem is when i use paste item in the second context menu. the button can only paste for one time. so i want the paste item in the second contextmenu to be paste more than one time. how to do that? please answer my question....!!

Edited bymuhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:57 AM
Edited bymuhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 9:13 AM
Edited bymuhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 11:19 AM

muhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 4:47 AM

Hi,
As he said we can not copy the control.but runtime we can create control like.

 Button btn = new Button();
            btn.Name = button1.Name+"Clone";
            btn.Width = button1.Width;
            btn.Text = button1.Text;
            btn.Location = new Point(button1.Location.X + 100, button1.Location.Y);
            this.Controls.Add(btn);

Best Regards, C.Gnanadurai ----------------------- Please mark the post as answer if it is helpfull to you

Unmarked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:09 AM
Proposed As Answer byPrasant Swain Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:58 AM
Marked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:33 AM
Marked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:28 AM

Gnanadurai Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:06 AM

Hi,
i hope it will help you

 Button btn;
         copyToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
              btn = new Button();
            btn.Name = button1.Name+"Clone";
            btn.Width = button1.Width;
            btn.Text = button1.Text;
            btn.Location = new Point(button1.Location.X + 100, button1.Location.Y);

         }
        pasteToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
             this.Controls.Add(btn);

        }

Best Regards, C.Gnanadurai ----------------------- Please mark the post as answer if it is helpfull to you

Unmarked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:09 AM
Marked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:33 AM
Marked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:14 AM

Gnanadurai Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:04 AM

I'm not sure about the context of your question.

Do you have a button on your form you want to copy at design time?

Do you have a button on your form you want to copy at runtime?

Do you want to copy the button text off of a button from another application?

Could you provide more information on what you are trying to accomplish?

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DeborahK Wednesday, September 23, 2009 4:57 AM

Controls cannot be copied. You have to make a new Button() and assign its properties from the original. Putting the code that makes the first button in a method by itself and just calling the method again is a simple workaround.

Hans Passant.

Proposed As Answer byGnanadurai Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:31 AM

nobugz Wednesday, September 23, 2009 4:58 AM

Hi,
As he said we can not copy the control.but runtime we can create control like.

 Button btn = new Button();
            btn.Name = button1.Name+"Clone";
            btn.Width = button1.Width;
            btn.Text = button1.Text;
            btn.Location = new Point(button1.Location.X + 100, button1.Location.Y);
            this.Controls.Add(btn);

Best Regards, C.Gnanadurai ----------------------- Please mark the post as answer if it is helpfull to you

Unmarked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:09 AM
Proposed As Answer byPrasant Swain Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:58 AM
Marked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:33 AM
Marked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:28 AM

Gnanadurai Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:06 AM

i have a button in my form and i want to copy it at runtime?

muhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:46 AM

not copy button when design time but i want to copy button at runtime. how to do that?

muhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:48 AM

i have a button in my form and i want to copy it at runtime? not at design time?

muhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:49 AM

hello, i want to create code that can copy button. can anyone help me? i was search in google but can not find the answer. the sample just copy text from textbox. Please answer my question,maybeexisted sample can be referenced, thanks.

i have a button in my form and i want to copy it at runtime? not at design time?

muhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:52 AM

Hi,
Try out my code .it will create new button at run time same like existing button.

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Gnanadurai Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:55 AM

Do you want to copy the text in the textbox to clipboard on the click event of the button..
then do like this ..

Clipboard.SetDataObject(TextBox1.Text,

True)

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Prasant Swain Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:03 AM

sorry your code is not copy button but just create new button. i want to copy button code that can implement at runtime.

muhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:07 AM

sorry, i don't want to copy text in the textbox but, i want to copy button at runtime?

muhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:10 AM

Then you can follow the process suggested by Gnanadurai ..

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Prasant Swain Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:20 AM

Gnanadurai when i try your code in the context menu, when i click copy it create new button at run time same like existing button. but, i want the new button create when i press paste button. my idea is cut code in copyToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) function and paste it into pasteToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) function. what is the code in the copyToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) function?.

muhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:43 AM

Hi,
i hope it will help you

 Button btn;
         copyToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
              btn = new Button();
            btn.Name = button1.Name+"Clone";
            btn.Width = button1.Width;
            btn.Text = button1.Text;
            btn.Location = new Point(button1.Location.X + 100, button1.Location.Y);

         }
        pasteToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
             this.Controls.Add(btn);

        }

Best Regards, C.Gnanadurai ----------------------- Please mark the post as answer if it is helpfull to you

Unmarked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:09 AM
Marked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:33 AM
Marked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:14 AM

Gnanadurai Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:04 AM

Gnanadurai i'm succesfully to create copy and paste button. but i have the next case. i have two context menu. the first context menu in the button that i use to copy paste. in the first context menu when right click it show copy and paste item. in the second contextmenu when i right click it show paste item. the problem is when i use paste item in the second context menu. the button can only paste for one time. so i want the paste item in the second contextmenu to be paste more than one time. how to do that? thanks before.

muhamad nizar iqbal Wednesday, September 23, 2009 8:34 AM

Hi,
i hope it will help you.

  Button btn;
        int locX = 100;
        int locY = 0;
         copyToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             btn = new Button();
            btn.Name = button1.Name + "Clone";
            btn.Width = button1.Width;
            btn.Text = button1.Text;           
            btn.Location = new Point(button1.Location.X + locX, button1.Location.Y + locY);
         }
        pasteToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
             this.Controls.Add(btn);
            if (this.Width <= locX)
            {
                locX = 0;
                locY = locY + 50;
            }
            else
            {
                locX = locX + 100;
            }

        }

Best Regards, C.Gnanadurai ----------------------- Please mark the post as answer if it is helpfull to you

Marked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:32 AM
Unmarked As Answer bymuhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:33 AM

Gnanadurai Thursday, September 24, 2009 4:35 AM

Hi,
you got the solution for your problem but you unmarked as a answer.
if you want more help let me know.

Best Regards, C.Gnanadurai ----------------------- Please mark the post as answer if it is helpfull to you

Gnanadurai Thursday, September 24, 2009 7:21 AM

hai Gnanadurai ,

i want to make my button can be resizeable at runtime.how to make that? please give me a sample code or reference...!!

muhamad nizar iqbal Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:05 AM

You can use google to search for other answers

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