Getting dynamically created item's text when right-clicked

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I have some dynamically create labels with a context menu strip. When you right click the label it give you a context menu strip. How can I get their text when I click an item in their context menu strip? I know this is a really simple question but I need some help. I've tried

Private Sub DeleteToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles DeleteToolStripMenuItem.Click
        MsgBox(sender.Text)
End Sub

I'm trying to get the text of the label that generated the contextmenustrip.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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I think you are looking for which control fired the context menu, something like this:

Private Sub DeleteToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles DeleteToolStripMenuItem.Click

  Dim menuItem As ToolStripItem = TryCast(sender, ToolStripItem)
  If menuItem IsNot Nothing Then
    Dim owner As ContextMenuStrip = TryCast(menuItem.Owner, ContextMenuStrip)
    If owner IsNot Nothing Then
      Dim sourceControl As Control = owner.SourceControl
      MessageBox.Show(sourceControl.Text)
    End If
  End If
End Sub

Converted to VB.Net from Determine what control the ContextMenuStrip was used on

edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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answered Feb 27 '13 at 17:43

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I'm trying to get the text of the `label`, not the `contextmenustrip`. Will this work for that...? – y-- Feb 27 '13 at 17:46
@Gordan What is FileItem? A label or a menu item? – LarsTech Feb 27 '13 at 17:49
FileItem is a label. I'll change around the code. Sorry for the confusion. – y-- Feb 27 '13 at 17:50
@Gordan In that case, just cast it to a Label. Updated answer. – LarsTech Feb 27 '13 at 17:51
Does it make a difference that the label is created programmatically? And there are more than one? – y-- Feb 27 '13 at 17:52
@Gordan I updated the answer with what I think is causing the issue. The sender is your menu item, so you need to find which label showed the context menu. – LarsTech Feb 27 '13 at 18:00

Getting dynamically created item's text when right-clicked

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