Martin wrote:
> I have a menu, a rather big one. It contains about 150 items. Normally this
> would mean that I'd have about 150 event handlers:
>
>
> Private Sub Menu1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> System.EventArgs) Handles Menu1.Click
>
> However, I would like to get the associated form name from a different
> source and then create a single event handler:
>
> Private Sub OpenForm (ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> System.EventArgs) Handles AllMenus.Click
>
> In VB2005 I can assign multiple events to a single handler by specifying
> them in the 'Handles' part, but for 150 items I think this is a bit much. Is
> there another way to specify a handler to menu items? Like looping through
> the menus and assign a specific handler?

> In VB2005 I can assign multiple events to a single handler by specifying
> them in the 'Handles' part, but for 150 items I think this is a bit much.
> Is there another way to specify a handler to menu items? Like looping
> through the menus and assign a specific handler?

"Larry Lard" <larrylard@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Martin wrote:
>> I have a menu, a rather big one. It contains about 150 items. Normally
>> this
>> would mean that I'd have about 150 event handlers:
>>
>>
>> Private Sub Menu1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
>> System.EventArgs) Handles Menu1.Click
>>
>> However, I would like to get the associated form name from a different
>> source and then create a single event handler:
>>
>> Private Sub OpenForm (ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
>> System.EventArgs) Handles AllMenus.Click
>>
>> In VB2005 I can assign multiple events to a single handler by specifying
>> them in the 'Handles' part, but for 150 items I think this is a bit much.
>> Is
>> there another way to specify a handler to menu items? Like looping
>> through
>> the menus and assign a specific handler?
>
> Yes. With OpenForm defined as above (without a Handles clause)
>
> ' "for each menu item" code omitted
> ' as this depends on how you build / define your menus
>
> AddHandler theMenuItem.Click, AddressOf OpenForm
>
> ' if you build menu dynamically, do this just after creation
> ' for convenience
>
> --
> Larry Lard
> Replies to group please
>

"Martin" <x@y.com> wrote in message
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>I have a menu, a rather big one. It contains about 150 items. Normally this
>would mean that I'd have about 150 event handlers:
>
>
> Private Sub Menu1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> System.EventArgs) Handles Menu1.Click
>
> However, I would like to get the associated form name from a different
> source and then create a single event handler:
>
> Private Sub OpenForm (ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> System.EventArgs) Handles AllMenus.Click
>
> In VB2005 I can assign multiple events to a single handler by specifying
> them in the 'Handles' part, but for 150 items I think this is a bit much.
> Is there another way to specify a handler to menu items? Like looping
> through the menus and assign a specific handler?
>
> Tia,
> Martin
>