Calling a MDI Parent Menu Item Click from Child Form

Question

I have a Menu Strip with Items created on a MDI Parent and have events defined. On click of a Menu Item, I open a Child Form.

Now From the Child Form, I need to access a different Menu Strip Item from the opened Child Form. Is there a method to do the same

Sudhakar Chaudhary · Answer

private void form1ToolStripMenuItem1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Form1 objForm1 = new Form1(); mdi objMdi = new mdi(); objForm1.MdiParent = this; //change here objForm1.Show(); } private void fom2ToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Form2 OBJ = new Form2(); OBJ.MdiParent = this; OBJ.Show(); } private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { //GET ALL CONTROLS FROM MDI FORM AND CAST THEM foreach (Control ctr in this.MdiParent.Controls) //change here { if (ctr is MenuStrip) { MenuStrip strip = (MenuStrip)ctr; ToolStripMenuItem item = (ToolStripMenuItem)strip.Items[0]; ToolStripDropDownItem objdrop = (ToolStripDropDownItem)item.DropDownItems[1]; objdrop.PerformClick(); } } }

Kiran · Answer

Thanks working

Kiran · Answer

it work fine. but there is an issue. Form1 should be an MDI child and it should open within the MDI parent

Kiran · Answer

Thanks sudhakar. it works

Sudhakar Chaudhary · Answer

MDI FORM:: private void form1ToolStripMenuItem1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Form1 objForm1 = new Form1(); mdi objMdi = new mdi(); objForm1.Owner = objMdi; objForm1.Show(); } private void fom2ToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { Form2 OBJ = new Form2(); OBJ.Show(); } FORM 1: private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { //GET ALL CONTROLS FROM MDI FORM AND CAST THEM foreach (Control ctr in this.Owner.Controls) { if (ctr is MenuStrip) { MenuStrip strip = (MenuStrip)ctr; ToolStripMenuItem item = (ToolStripMenuItem)strip.Items[0]; ToolStripDropDownItem objdrop = (ToolStripDropDownItem)item.DropDownItems[1]; objdrop.PerformClick(); } } }

Calling a MDI Parent Menu Item Click from Child Form

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