How to clone a control?

[biw]

Hi there!

Is there any way I can clone/make a copy of a control without copying properties 1 by 1?

What I'd really like to do, is to have a function receiving a control as input, and then make a new copy of that control.

best reg
BIW

[Cander]

Dim blah As ControlName = OldControl

???

[biw]

Naww...

That just references the other control, doesn't make a copy

For instance:

Dim txtA As New TextBox()
        txtA.Text = "first value"
 
        Dim txtB As TextBox = txtA
 
        txtB.Text = "second value"
        MsgBox(txtA.Text)

... returns "second value", not "first value" as desired.

[PT Exorcist]

i think is memberclonewise or something like that

[Athley]

Create an own TextBox and inherit from System.Windows.Forms.TextBox and implement the ICloneable interface

/Leyan

[Edneeis]

You can do something like this:

Dim txt As New TextBox()
        'Me.Controls.Add(txt)
        Dim pi As Reflection.PropertyInfo
        For Each pi In TextBox2.GetType.GetProperties
            If pi.CanWrite Then
                On Error Resume Next 'just in case
                Me.GetType.GetProperty(pi.Name).SetValue(Me, pi.GetValue(TextBox2, Nothing), Nothing)
            End If
        Next
        'txt.Location = New Point(10, 10)

But some it doesn't work so great and I'm not sure why.