Clone a control

This thread has made me think of a way to clone a control. Any one knows how?

I wondered about the same thing. I checked some text books I have and searched online, and I can only come up with techniques to clone objects from classes you define.

Some implement the IClonable interface, and others use Serialization for a deep-deep copy ( where the object contains other object). Doesn't work with a textbox though. The error says the object is not serializable.

So, with respect to the built in controls, I can't find any way to do it.

as a quick thought : visual inheritance .

>> visual inheritance

The problem that was originally presented required the program clone system and 3rd party controls, so inheritance was not an option.

What is Visual Inheritance?

http://www.devcity.net/net/article.a...visual_inherit

Thanks!