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Herbert
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Problem with ContextMenuStrip in combination with UltraTextEditor
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I have a connected a standard ContextMenuStrip to different controls. It works well except with the UltraTextEditor control. If I click in the UltraTextEdit control, the SourceControl obejct is empty.

If I rightclick on the UltraTextEdit control without clicking first (left) on the control, it is working like expected.

Thanks for help!

Cheers,

Herbert

 

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Sub ContextMenuStrip1_Opened(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles

ContextMenuStrip1.Opened

mySourceControlName = ContextMenuStrip1.SourceControl.Name

'is empty if I click first in the cotnrol getting focus

ContextMenuStrip1.Items(0).Text = mySourceControlName

 

 

 

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    Hi,

    The control is not empty, it's just that it has no name. When an UltraTextEditor control enters edit mode, it creates a child control and positions it over itself. This child control is a derived TextBox control which allows to the user to edit.

    So what you could do walk up the parent chain until you get a control that has a name. 

    


        Private Sub contextMenuStrip1_Opened(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles contextMenuStrip1.Opened
            Dim contextMenuStrip As ContextMenuStrip = CType(sender, ContextMenuStrip)

            Dim sourceControl As Control = contextMenuStrip.SourceControl

            While String.IsNullOrEmpty(sourceControl.Name)
                sourceControl = sourceControl.Parent
            End While

            Debug.WriteLine(sourceControl.Name)
        End Sub

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