Getting Menu Name **SOLVED**

[1337_Vince]

Hi all, simple question today... or so I thought

How do I retrieve the name of a menu ?

I've used the designer to build menus for my application and in the designer, you can set names to your menus like : mnuFile, mnuExit etc...

In my code, I loop through my controls list and come across a menuitem object and would want to have his name... but it looks like the .Name property isn't available for MenuItems.... Strange and plain stupid if you ask me...


I get the Handle on the menu so I figured there could be a Rock Around for this.... searched the web, google, many msgbrd, couldn't find anything....


As anyone ever try to do this and actually succeeded ???

Thx for your help and time.

PS: Don't be afraid to point me to your Questions in this forum as I'd be glad to help you out

[Memnoch1207]

Menu items don't have names of any kind. They're just objects like everything else.

[1337_Vince]

They're just objects like everything else.

hmmmm ???

Why is it then that when I loop through my controls collection and come across a LABEL, I can get his Name but it wont work for ItemMenus ???

EX:

Dim ctl as control

For Each ctl In me.Controls

If TypeOf ctl Is Label Then

ctl.Text = resManager.GetString(ctl.Name.ToString)
End If

next



This works, but dont try to do a case for MenuItems because it will simply tell you that the Name property isnt valid for ItemMenus...

[1337_Vince]

Got it....


Public Sub PrintMenuNames()

Dim fields() As System.Reflection.FieldInfo = Me.GetType().GetFields(System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic Or System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Public Or System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Static Or System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance)
Dim field As System.Reflection.FieldInfo

For Each field In fields
If CType(field.FieldType, System.Type) Is GetType(System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem) Then
Debug.WriteLine(field.Name)
End If
Next

End Sub



Viva la Reflection !!!