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// Public static methods
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#region Public static methods
/// <summary>
/// Clones the specified source tool strip menu item.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sourceToolStripMenuItem">The source tool strip menu item.</param>
/// <returns>A cloned version of the toolstrip menu item</returns>
public static ToolStripMenuItem Clone(this ToolStripMenuItem sourceToolStripMenuItem)
{
ToolStripMenuItem menuItem = new ToolStripMenuItem();
var propInfoList = from p in typeof(ToolStripMenuItem).GetProperties()
let attributes = p.GetCustomAttributes(true)
let notBrowseable = (from a in attributes
where a.GetType() == typeof(BrowsableAttribute)
select !(a as BrowsableAttribute).Browsable).FirstOrDefault()
where !notBrowseable && p.CanRead && p.CanWrite && p.Name != "DropDown"
orderby p.Name
select p;
// Copy over using reflections
foreach (var propertyInfo in propInfoList)
{
object propertyInfoValue = propertyInfo.GetValue(sourceToolStripMenuItem, null);
propertyInfo.SetValue(menuItem, propertyInfoValue, null);
}
// Create a new menu name
menuItem.Name = sourceToolStripMenuItem.Name + "-" + m_menuNameCounter++;
// Process any other properties
if (sourceToolStripMenuItem.ImageIndex != -1)
{
menuItem.ImageIndex = sourceToolStripMenuItem.ImageIndex;
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sourceToolStripMenuItem.ImageKey))
{
menuItem.ImageKey = sourceToolStripMenuItem.ImageKey;
}
// We need to make this visible
menuItem.Visible = true;
// Recursively clone the drop down list
foreach (var item in sourceToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems)
{
ToolStripItem newItem;
if (item is ToolStripMenuItem)
{
newItem = ((ToolStripMenuItem)item).Clone();
}
else if (item is ToolStripSeparator)
{
newItem = new ToolStripSeparator();
}
else
{
throw new NotImplementedException("Menu item is not a ToolStripMenuItem or a ToolStripSeparatorr");
}
menuItem.DropDownItems.Add(newItem);
}
// The handler list starts empty because we created its parent via a new
// So this is equivalen to a copy.
menuItem.AddHandlers(sourceToolStripMenuItem);
return(menuItem);
}