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Paint Event Problem
I have a little class called Task that inherits from a picture box. My form has Tasks as List(of Task) and a variable to store the currently selected Task. When a Task is clicked it becomes the SelectedTask and the Paint event draws a red border around the control. When another Task is clicked the previous Task should loose the red border and the new Task should become the current Task.
Problem is that the refresh on the previously selected Task doesn't fire.
Any ideas ?
Problem is that the refresh on the previously selected Task doesn't fire.
Any ideas ?
Public Class Task
Inherits Windows.Forms.PictureBox
Private mTask As PictureBox
Private isSelected As Boolean = False
Public Sub New()
AddHandler Me.Paint, AddressOf myTask_Paint
AddHandler Me.MouseDown, AddressOf myTask_MouseDown
Form1.Tasks.Add(Me)
End Sub
Private Sub myTask_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs)
If isSelected Then
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(New Pen(Color.Red, 1), New Rectangle(0, 0, Me.ClientSize.Width - 1, Me.ClientSize.Height - 1))
End If
End Sub
Private Sub myTask_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs)
Stop
If e.Button = Windows.Forms.MouseButtons.Left Then
If Not Form1.currentTask Is Nothing Then ' redraw the previously selected PicBox with no highlight
isSelected = False
Dim pb As PictureBox = DirectCast(Form1.currentTask, PictureBox) 'Hmm doesn't trigger the Paint event?
pb.Refresh()
End If
isSelected = True ' redraw the newPicBox with highlight
Form1.currentTask = Me
Me.Refresh()
End If
End Sub
End Class
Public Class Form1
Public Tasks As New List(Of Task)
Public currentTask As Task
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim T1 As New Task With {
.Name = "T1",
.Size = New Point(20, 20),
.Location = New Point(200, 200),
.BackColor = Color.Blue}
Me.Controls.Add(T1)
Dim T2 As New Task With {
.Name = "T2",
.Size = New Point(20, 20),
.Location = New Point(300, 300),
.BackColor = Color.Blue}
Me.Controls.Add(T2)
Dim T3 As New Task With {
.Name = "T3",
.Size = New Point(20, 20),
.Location = New Point(400, 400),
.BackColor = Color.Blue}
Me.Controls.Add(T3)
End Sub
End Class
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Thanks :)