Copying control from one form to another

I want to (programatically) copy a panel control from one form to a new form, then open the new form. Here's what I've got so far:

Dim frm As New frmOnTop
Dim ctl As Panel
ctl = pnlComments
With frm
.Controls.Add(ctl)
.Text = "Comments"
.Show()
End With

This works, but it removes the panel (pnlComments) from the original form. I just want a copy of it on the new form.

Thanks!

Because controls are classes and classes are managed by reference, you can't create a copy of a control by simply assigning it to another variable.

Your only options are to either copy each individual property "value" from one control to another, or the recommended way would be to create a user control which contains all the components you want to reuse and then use that whereever you need it.

Why not use the code you posted and just reverse it back to form1 when you close form2?