How to clone a "Control" -- dotnet windows forms

Rob Stevenson
2/21/2007 8:37:56 PM

Does anyone know how to do this accurately. I really only want to clone the
design-time properties which should make the task easier. I've searched high
and low however and still can't find a problem-free solution. Even (ad-hoc)
solutions posted by MSFT employees have problems. For instance, if you
simply copy all serializable properties, you may eventually receive an
"Object does not match target type" exception. In my case, this occurs when
I encounter (and clone) the "Location" property due to the fact that the
"Site" property was cloned earlier. If I clone "Location" first however
(before "Site"), it works fine. There must be a clean way to do this. Can
anyone offer any insight. Thanks.

RobinS
2/22/2007 12:33:03 AM

You can create the control using the designer, then copy the code and
remove the control, and then you can put the code in the code window and
create the control exactly the same way every time. Would that work for
you?
Robin S.
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