how to call a ToolStripMenuItem from a control collection

Hi

Is there a way to call a toolstripmenuitem from a control collection???

for example I have a toostripmenuitem named "test"

"test" is located in the contextmenustrip "testmenu"

it is possible to call it like this?????:

if me.controls("test").name = "hello" then
........
endif

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altariamx2003

Asked: 2013-01-23

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Visual Basic.NET

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Mike TomlinsonMiddle School Assistant TeacherCommented: 2013-01-23

No. ContextMenuStrips work differently than a regular container (like a Form or Panel).

A ContextMenuStrip has an Items() collection, containing ToolStripItem instances (not instance of Control).

Thus you'd have to do:

        Dim tsi As ToolStripItem = testmenu.Items("test")
        If Not IsNothing(tsi) Then
            MessageBox.Show(tsi.Text)
        End If

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altariamx2003Author Commented: 2013-01-27

thanks!!

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