"solex" <solex@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:O4qP7YxdGHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Peter,
> Is this a component that you created, if not there is not much you can do
> if the API for the component does not expose a parent property...
>
> Dan
>
>
> "Peter Rilling" <peter@nospam.rilling.net> wrote in message
> news:Oj5kxwwdGHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi.
>>
>> I have a component that interacts with the main form. I would like to
>> have this component, when initialized, to automatically get a reference
>> to the form that is hosting it. I was hoping for something as easy as
>> finding the form that a control is attached to. However, I component has
>> no Parent property or FindForm method. It is weird because I drag a
>> component onto the form and yet it does not seem to be associated with
>> the form.
>>
>> How can I determine the form that a component was dropped onto?
>>
>>
>
>

"Peter Rilling" <peter@nospam.rilling.net> wrote in message
news:Oj5kxwwdGHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi.
>
> I have a component that interacts with the main form. I would like to
> have this component, when initialized, to automatically get a reference to
> the form that is hosting it. I was hoping for something as easy as
> finding the form that a control is attached to. However, I component has
> no Parent property or FindForm method. It is weird because I drag a
> component onto the form and yet it does not seem to be associated with the
> form.
>
> How can I determine the form that a component was dropped onto?
>
>

"Özden Irmak" <ozdenirmak (at) isnet.net.tr> wrote in message
news:ukxICv1dGHA.1792@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> if (base.DesignMode && base.Site != null)
> {
> IDesignerHost IDH =
> (IDesignerHost)base.Site.GetService(typeof(IDesignerHost));
> if (IDH != null)
> {
> ContainerControl = (Control)IDH.RootComponent;
> }
> }
>
> this code should help you...ContainerControl is the reference to the main
> form/usercontrol that your component is placed...
>
> Regards,
>
> Özden
>
> "Peter Rilling" <peter@nospam.rilling.net> wrote in message
> news:Oj5kxwwdGHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi.
>>
>> I have a component that interacts with the main form. I would like to
>> have this component, when initialized, to automatically get a reference
>> to the form that is hosting it. I was hoping for something as easy as
>> finding the form that a control is attached to. However, I component has
>> no Parent property or FindForm method. It is weird because I drag a
>> component onto the form and yet it does not seem to be associated with
>> the form.
>>
>> How can I determine the form that a component was dropped onto?
>>
>>
>
>

"Peter Rilling" <peter@nospam.rilling.net> wrote in message
news:Oj5kxwwdGHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi.
>
> I have a component that interacts with the main form. I would like to
> have this component, when initialized, to automatically get a reference to
> the form that is hosting it. I was hoping for something as easy as
> finding the form that a control is attached to. However, I component has
> no Parent property or FindForm method. It is weird because I drag a
> component onto the form and yet it does not seem to be associated with the
> form.
>
> How can I determine the form that a component was dropped onto?
>
>