Dynamic button creation - no handler for gotfocus - workround?

[Kenny62]

Hi, I've created a number buttons on a form dynamically.
I then setup handlers for MouseHover,MouseLeave, Click etc: See below:

Private Sub CreatebtnControls()
Dim answer As String
Dim index As Integer

answer = 5
For index = 1 To CInt(answer)
' Create the textbox
Dim Btn As New Button
Btn.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(400, 30)
Btn.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(50, 40 + index * 40)
'Btn.Visible = True
' we need this to identify the control
Btn.Name = "Btn #" & CStr(index)
' add to the controls collection
Me.Controls.Add(Btn)

' prepare event handlers
AddHandler Btn.MouseHover, AddressOf Btn_MouseHover
AddHandler Btn.MouseLeave, AddressOf Btn_MouseLeave
AddHandler Btn.GiveFeedback, AddressOf Btn_GiveFeedback
AddHandler Btn.Click, AddressOf Btn_Click

Next
End Sub

Private Sub Btn_MouseHover(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Debug.WriteLine("Btn_MouseHover in " & CStr(CType(sender, Button).Name))

End Sub ....

For some reason MS didn't provide a gotfocus handler - i need this handler or something similar.
(When the user tabs from button to button the gotfocus event should be triggered and code execute...)
Does anyone one know of a workaround of method for implementing something like gotfocus.

Thanks for help in advance, Ken

 

[ca8msm]

There is a GotFocus event...or am I not fully understanding your question? e.g

AddHandler Btn.GotFocus, AddressOf Btn_GotFocus

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[Kenny62]

There isn't a GotFocus event so i can't use code like:

AddHandler Btn.GotFocus, AddressOf Btn_GotFocus

I need an alternative or workaround - thanks for the reply.

 

[ca8msm]

There isn't a GotFocus event

There is...


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[Kenny62]

Hello, ca8msm. If you you create a button by dragging a button control from the toolbar to a forrm the GotFocus event is available.
If yoy create a button like:

Dim Btn As New Button

When you code the handler like:

AddHandler Btn.

A list of events is provided after the dot - GotFocus event is not listed. (I'm using VS.NET 2003 version 7.1.3088)

Ken

 

[SqueakinSweep]

Kenny

My version is the exact same , and yet I can see the GotFocus event. I have SP1 installed, do you?



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[ca8msm]

What version of the framework are you using as I do have the .GotFocus event listed (I'm on version 1.1 SP1 of the framework).

Also, make sure you have unchecked the "Hide Advanced Members" checkbox in:

Tools-->Options-->Text Editor-->Basic-->General--


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[Kenny62]

Thanks you ca8msm - The 'Hide Advance Members' was checked -having unchecked this item - GotFocus event is now listed.

Framework is 1.14322 SP1.

Thanks again, Ken

 

[chrissie1]

Since when is gotfocus advanced? What's next? Click?

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

If you want to get an answer read this FAQ faq796-2540
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[ca8msm]

I don't even know why Microsoft decided there was a need to hide these "advanced" members in the first place!


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[stsuing]

Out of the box they are hidden for VB and not for C#. An annoying difference that could get anyone