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Hello guys!

Im trying to do a simple drag and drop, from a panel to another panel...But what im trying to drag is a button...

The problem is that my code moves the control, not copy.. I want to maintain the source button...

here is my code:

C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace DragDropExample
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void panel1_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
        {
            
            Control ctrl = e.Data.GetData(e.Data.GetFormats()[0]) as Control;
            if (ctrl != null)
            {
                ctrl.Location = this.panel1.PointToClient(new Point(e.X, e.Y));
                this.panel1.Controls.Add(ctrl);

            }

        }

        private void button1_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
        {
            //button1.DoDragDrop(button1, DragDropEffects.Copy | DragDropEffects.Move);
            button1.DoDragDrop(button1, DragDropEffects.Copy );
        }

        private void panel1_DragOver(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
        {
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy; 
        }

        private void Form1_DragOver(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
        {
            e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy ; 
        }


        private void Form1_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
        {
            Control ctrl = e.Data.GetData(e.Data.GetFormats()[0]) as Control;
            if (ctrl != null)
            {
                ctrl.Location = this.PointToClient(new Point(e.X, e.Y));
                this.Controls.Add(ctrl);
            }   
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }
    }
}


thanksss!!


Rafael
Posted
Updated 20-Sep-18 12:33pm
Comments
idenizeni 8-Oct-13 15:50pm    
So, you want to use drag and drop functionally to clone a button and not actually drag and drop the button?
BillWoodruff 8-Oct-13 19:50pm    
Are you looking for a "general solution" that you can use to move/copy any Control, or a specific solution for this particular case of moving/duplicating a Button from one Panel to another ? Have you examined what's on CP, and the web, about duplicating Controls at run-time, like: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/12976/How-to-Clone-Serialize-Copy-Paste-a-Windows-Forms

1 solution

What I understand from your description of your problem, & what I see from your code is :
You want to copy the control, but what you got is, the control moved.
Solution is simple :
Replace every statement like :
Controls.Add(Ctrl);
To :
Control Ctrl2 = nCtrl.Clone();
Controls.Add(Ctrl2);
 
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Dave Kreskowiak 20-Sep-18 18:48pm    
...from FIVE YEARS AGO.

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