The below snippet does not work...anyone know how to reference a procedure?

The below snippet does not work...anyone know how to reference the
procedure 'DrawCross()'?



Private Sub MarkVORToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As
System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
MarkVORToolStripMenuItem.Click
If ContextMenuStrip1.SourceControl.BackgroundImage Is
DrawCross() Then
msgbocx("test")
End If
End Sub


Friend Function DrawCross() As Bitmap
Dim sampleBitmap As New Bitmap(32, 32)
Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(sampleBitmap)
Dim p As New Pen(ProfessionalColors.ButtonPressedBorder)
p.Color = Color.Red
Try
p.Width = 2
g.DrawLine(p, -35, 65, 80, -45)
g.DrawLine(p, 200, 200, 0, 0)
Finally
p.Dispose()
End Try
Return sampleBitmap
End Function

Marc wrote:
> The below snippet does not work...anyone know how to reference the
> procedure 'DrawCross()'?

Every time you call DrawCross(), you're generating a new instance of a
bitmap. That will never be the same instance you assigned to the
BackgroundImage.

The "is" operator is not a bitmap comparison operator. (Unless you were to
overload it.)

How about making your own extended MyContextMenuStrip inherits from
ContextMenuStrip and has a String property you can set to change the
BackgroundImage? (My nomenclature may be wrong.)

Andrew

> Private Sub MarkVORToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As
> System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
> MarkVORToolStripMenuItem.Click
> If ContextMenuStrip1.SourceControl.BackgroundImage Is
> DrawCross() Then
> msgbocx("test")
> End If
> End Sub
>
>
> Friend Function DrawCross() As Bitmap
> Dim sampleBitmap As New Bitmap(32, 32)
> Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(sampleBitmap)
> Dim p As New Pen(ProfessionalColors.ButtonPressedBorder)
> p.Color = Color.Red
> Try
> p.Width = 2
> g.DrawLine(p, -35, 65, 80, -45)
> g.DrawLine(p, 200, 200, 0, 0)
> Finally
> p.Dispose()
> End Try
> Return sampleBitmap
> End Function

Hi Andrew,

Could you give me an example of how i would do that?

Im sorry but im really a transport manager pretending to be a
programmer so my knowledge is basic!!!


Andrew Morton wrote:
> Marc wrote:
> > The below snippet does not work...anyone know how to reference the
> > procedure 'DrawCross()'?
>
> Every time you call DrawCross(), you're generating a new instance of a
> bitmap. That will never be the same instance you assigned to the
> BackgroundImage.
>
> The "is" operator is not a bitmap comparison operator. (Unless you were to
> overload it.)
>
> How about making your own extended MyContextMenuStrip inherits from
> ContextMenuStrip and has a String property you can set to change the
> BackgroundImage? (My nomenclature may be wrong.)
>
> Andrew
>
> > Private Sub MarkVORToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As
> > System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
> > MarkVORToolStripMenuItem.Click
> > If ContextMenuStrip1.SourceControl.BackgroundImage Is
> > DrawCross() Then
> > msgbocx("test")
> > End If
> > End Sub
> >
> >
> > Friend Function DrawCross() As Bitmap
> > Dim sampleBitmap As New Bitmap(32, 32)
> > Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(sampleBitmap)
> > Dim p As New Pen(ProfessionalColors.ButtonPressedBorder)
> > p.Color = Color.Red
> > Try
> > p.Width = 2
> > g.DrawLine(p, -35, 65, 80, -45)
> > g.DrawLine(p, 200, 200, 0, 0)
> > Finally
> > p.Dispose()
> > End Try
> > Return sampleBitmap
> > End Function

Marc wrote:
> Andrew Morton wrote:
>> Marc wrote:
>>> The below snippet does not work...anyone know how to reference the
>>> procedure 'DrawCross()'?
>>
>> Every time you call DrawCross(), you're generating a new instance of
>> a bitmap. That will never be the same instance you assigned to the
>> BackgroundImage.
>>
>> The "is" operator is not a bitmap comparison operator. (Unless you
>> were to overload it.)
>>
>> How about making your own extended MyContextMenuStrip inherits from
>> ContextMenuStrip and has a String property you can set to change the
>> BackgroundImage? (My nomenclature may be wrong.)
>>

> Hi Andrew,
>
> Could you give me an example of how i would do that?
>
> Im sorry but im really a transport manager pretending to be a
> programmer so my knowledge is basic!!!

[Please bottom-post in this newsgroup.]

You'll have to wait for someone who knows about ContextMenuStrip as it isn't
in the VS2003/.NET1.1 I have. And anyway, I have to admit to only knowing
the principle of this Inherits thing; I've never needed to use it, other
than what VS sticks in the code for me.

Andrew

why do you have to bottom post???


"Andrew Morton" <akm@in-press.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
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> Marc wrote:
>> Andrew Morton wrote:
>>> Marc wrote:
>>>> The below snippet does not work...anyone know how to reference the
>>>> procedure 'DrawCross()'?
>>>
>>> Every time you call DrawCross(), you're generating a new instance of
>>> a bitmap. That will never be the same instance you assigned to the
>>> BackgroundImage.
>>>
>>> The "is" operator is not a bitmap comparison operator. (Unless you
>>> were to overload it.)
>>>
>>> How about making your own extended MyContextMenuStrip inherits from
>>> ContextMenuStrip and has a String property you can set to change the
>>> BackgroundImage? (My nomenclature may be wrong.)
>>>

what about middle posting??? is this excepted or frowned upon?

>
>> Hi Andrew,
>>
>> Could you give me an example of how i would do that?
>>
>> Im sorry but im really a transport manager pretending to be a
>> programmer so my knowledge is basic!!!
>
> [Please bottom-post in this newsgroup.]
>
> You'll have to wait for someone who knows about ContextMenuStrip as it
> isn't in the VS2003/.NET1.1 I have. And anyway, I have to admit to only
> knowing the principle of this Inherits thing; I've never needed to use it,
> other than what VS sticks in the code for me.
>
> Andrew
>

Does it make it easier for you or is it a generally excepted rule ...

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jeff wrote:
> why do you have to bottom post???

Ahhhhhhhh ... It all becomes clear. Bottom-posting is for those who suffer
from dyslexia.


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