Can't clone ContextMenu

[**Developer**]

I have a usercontrol in which the IDE generated context menu statement is:

Friend WithEvents ContextMenuThumbnails As System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu

I want to save the contents of it so I tried:
Private mMenuSaved As ContextMenu = Me.ContextMenuThumbnails.clonemenu

But the compiler says:

C:\Documents and Settings\Cal\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\CAG
Studio\CAG ControlThumbnails\ControlThumbnails.vb(531):
'System.Windows.Forms.Menu.Protected Sub CloneMenu(menuSrc As
System.Windows.Forms.Menu)' is not accessible in this context because it is
'Protected'.


Is there a way to get around this?

Thanks

[Peter Proost]

Hi,

have you tried:

Private mMenuSaved As New ContextMenu
mMenuSaved = Me.ContextMenuThumbnails

Hth Greetz Peter
--
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bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

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I have a usercontrol in which the IDE generated context menu statement is:

Friend WithEvents ContextMenuThumbnails As System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu
I want to save the contents of it so I tried:
Private mMenuSaved As ContextMenu = Me.ContextMenuThumbnails.clonemenu

But the compiler says:

C:\Documents and Settings\Cal\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\CAG
Studio\CAG ControlThumbnails\ControlThumbnails.vb(531):
'System.Windows.Forms.Menu.Protected Sub CloneMenu(menuSrc As
System.Windows.Forms.Menu)' is not accessible in this context because it is 'Protected'.


Is there a way to get around this?

Thanks

[**Developer**]

Seems to me that would:
1) Define a new variable mMenuSaved
2) Instantiate a new ContextMenu and reference it in mMenuSaved
3)Then replace that reference with a reference to the present
ContextMenuThumbnails

That is, the end result will be a new reference to the present
ContextMenuThumbnails.

I'm not very knowadgeable about these things so I'm not sure and would like
comments, that is, either confirmation, correction, or denial or the above.

Thanks
"Peter Proost" <pp*****@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uy*************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hi,

have you tried:

Private mMenuSaved As New ContextMenu
mMenuSaved = Me.ContextMenuThumbnails

Hth Greetz Peter
--
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build
bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

" **Developer**" <RE*************@a-znet.com> schreef in bericht
news:Ol**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

I have a usercontrol in which the IDE generated context menu statement
is:

Friend WithEvents ContextMenuThumbnails As

System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu

I want to save the contents of it so I tried:
Private mMenuSaved As ContextMenu = Me.ContextMenuThumbnails.clonemenu

But the compiler says:

C:\Documents and Settings\Cal\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\CAG
Studio\CAG ControlThumbnails\ControlThumbnails.vb(531):
'System.Windows.Forms.Menu.Protected Sub CloneMenu(menuSrc As
System.Windows.Forms.Menu)' is not accessible in this context because it

is

'Protected'.


Is there a way to get around this?

Thanks

[Peter Proost]

What exactly do you mean with

I want to save the contents of it in your first post
Greetz Peter
--
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build
bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

" **Developer**" <RE*************@a-znet.com> schreef in bericht
news:uL**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... Seems to me that would:
1) Define a new variable mMenuSaved
2) Instantiate a new ContextMenu and reference it in mMenuSaved
3)Then replace that reference with a reference to the present
ContextMenuThumbnails

That is, the end result will be a new reference to the present
ContextMenuThumbnails.

I'm not very knowadgeable about these things so I'm not sure and would like comments, that is, either confirmation, correction, or denial or the above.
Thanks
"Peter Proost" <pp*****@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uy*************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hi,

have you tried:

Private mMenuSaved As New ContextMenu
mMenuSaved = Me.ContextMenuThumbnails

Hth Greetz Peter
--
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build
bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

" **Developer**" <RE*************@a-znet.com> schreef in bericht
news:Ol**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

I have a usercontrol in which the IDE generated context menu statement
is:

Friend WithEvents ContextMenuThumbnails As

System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu

I want to save the contents of it so I tried:
Private mMenuSaved As ContextMenu = Me.ContextMenuThumbnails.clonemenu

But the compiler says:

C:\Documents and Settings\Cal\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\CAG
Studio\CAG ControlThumbnails\ControlThumbnails.vb(531):
'System.Windows.Forms.Menu.Protected Sub CloneMenu(menuSrc As
System.Windows.Forms.Menu)' is not accessible in this context because

it is

'Protected'.


Is there a way to get around this?

Thanks

[**Developer**]

Did you mean to send this to someone else?
I don't see

I want to save the contents of it in your first post in my post.
"Peter Proost" <pp*****@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uc**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

What exactly do you mean with

I want to save the contents of it in your first post

Greetz Peter
--
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build
bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

" **Developer**" <RE*************@a-znet.com> schreef in bericht
news:uL**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Seems to me that would:
1) Define a new variable mMenuSaved
2) Instantiate a new ContextMenu and reference it in mMenuSaved
3)Then replace that reference with a reference to the present
ContextMenuThumbnails

That is, the end result will be a new reference to the present
ContextMenuThumbnails.

I'm not very knowadgeable about these things so I'm not sure and would

like

comments, that is, either confirmation, correction, or denial or the

above.

Thanks
"Peter Proost" <pp*****@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uy*************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> Hi,
>
> have you tried:
>
> Private mMenuSaved As New ContextMenu
> mMenuSaved = Me.ContextMenuThumbnails
>
> Hth Greetz Peter
>
>
> --
> Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to
> build
> bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to

produce > bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
>
> " **Developer**" <RE*************@a-znet.com> schreef in bericht
> news:Ol**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> I have a usercontrol in which the IDE generated context menu statement
>> is:
>>
>> Friend WithEvents ContextMenuThumbnails As
> System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu
>>
>>
>>
>> I want to save the contents of it so I tried:
>> Private mMenuSaved As ContextMenu = Me.ContextMenuThumbnails.clonemenu
>>
>>
>>
>> But the compiler says:
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Cal\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\CAG
>> Studio\CAG ControlThumbnails\ControlThumbnails.vb(531):
>> 'System.Windows.Forms.Menu.Protected Sub CloneMenu(menuSrc As
>> System.Windows.Forms.Menu)' is not accessible in this context because it > is
>> 'Protected'.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there a way to get around this?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
>

[**Developer**]

" **Developer**" <RE*************@a-znet.com> wrote in message
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Did you mean to send this to someone else?
I don't see

I want to save the contents of it in your first post

in my post.

Sorry, I can't believe I missed what this says.

Any way, I just meant I didn't want a new reference to the same data memory
locations but wanted a new variable that reference a new set of data.

[Peter Proost]

Hi sorry for the late response,

do you mean something like this:

Dim newCM As New ContextMenu
Dim miNew As MenuItem
For Each mi As MenuItem In ContextMenu1.MenuItems
miNew = New MenuItem(mi.Text)
newCM.MenuItems.Add(miNew)
Next

hth Greetz Peter
--
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build
bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

" **Developer**" <RE*************@a-znet.com> schreef in bericht
news:#s**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

" **Developer**" <RE*************@a-znet.com> wrote in message
news:us**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Did you mean to send this to someone else?
I don't see

I want to save the contents of it in your first post in my post.

Sorry, I can't believe I missed what this says.

Any way, I just meant I didn't want a new reference to the same data

memory locations but wanted a new variable that reference a new set of data.

[**Developer**]

I'll have to study this.

Thanks
"Peter Proost" <pp*****@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uE**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

Hi sorry for the late response,

do you mean something like this:

Dim newCM As New ContextMenu
Dim miNew As MenuItem
For Each mi As MenuItem In ContextMenu1.MenuItems
miNew = New MenuItem(mi.Text)
newCM.MenuItems.Add(miNew)
Next

hth Greetz Peter
--
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build
bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

" **Developer**" <RE*************@a-znet.com> schreef in bericht
news:#s**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

" **Developer**" <RE*************@a-znet.com> wrote in message
news:us**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> Did you mean to send this to someone else?
> I don't see
>>>I want to save the contents of it in your first post
> in my post.
>
>

Sorry, I can't believe I missed what this says.

Any way, I just meant I didn't want a new reference to the same data

memory

locations but wanted a new variable that reference a new set of data.