ToolStripItem.GiveFeedback Event

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Occurs during a drag operation.

public:
 event System::Windows::Forms::GiveFeedbackEventHandler ^ GiveFeedback;

[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public event System.Windows.Forms.GiveFeedbackEventHandler? GiveFeedback;

[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
member this.GiveFeedback : System.Windows.Forms.GiveFeedbackEventHandler 

Public Custom Event GiveFeedback As GiveFeedbackEventHandler 

Event Type

GiveFeedbackEventHandler

Attributes

BrowsableAttribute

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of this member. In the example, an event handler reports on the occurrence of the GiveFeedback event. This report helps you to learn when the event occurs and can assist you in debugging. To report on multiple events or on events that occur frequently, consider replacing MessageBox.Show with Console.WriteLine or appending the message to a multiline TextBox.

To run the example code, paste it into a project that contains an instance of a type that inherits from ToolStripItem, such as a ToolStripButton or ToolStripMenuItem. Then name the instance ToolStripItem1 and ensure that the event handler is associated with the GiveFeedback event.

private void ToolStripItem1_GiveFeedback(Object sender, GiveFeedbackEventArgs e) {

System.Text.StringBuilder messageBoxCS = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
messageBoxCS.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Effect", e.Effect );
messageBoxCS.AppendLine();
messageBoxCS.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "UseDefaultCursors", e.UseDefaultCursors );
messageBoxCS.AppendLine();
MessageBox.Show(messageBoxCS.ToString(), "GiveFeedback Event" );
}

Private Sub ToolStripItem1_GiveFeedback(sender as Object, e as GiveFeedbackEventArgs) _ 
     Handles ToolStripItem1.GiveFeedback

    Dim messageBoxVB as New System.Text.StringBuilder()
    messageBoxVB.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Effect", e.Effect)
    messageBoxVB.AppendLine()
    messageBoxVB.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "UseDefaultCursors", e.UseDefaultCursors)
    messageBoxVB.AppendLine()
    MessageBox.Show(messageBoxVB.ToString(),"GiveFeedback Event")

End Sub

Remarks

The GiveFeedback event is raised when a drag-and-drop operation is started. The GiveFeedback event allows the source of a drag event to modify the appearance of the mouse pointer in order to give the user visual feedback during a drag-and-drop operation.

The following remarks describe how and when events related to drag-and-drop operations are raised.

The DoDragDrop method determines the item under the current cursor location. It then checks to see if the item is a valid drop target.

If the item is a valid drop target, the GiveFeedback event is raised with the drag-and-drop effect specified. For a list of drag-and-drop effects, see the DragDropEffects enumeration.

Changes in the mouse cursor position, keyboard state, and mouse button state are tracked in the following manner:

• If the user moves out of a window, the DragLeave event is raised.

• If the mouse enters another item, the DragEnter for that control is raised.

• If the mouse moves but stays within the same item, the DragOver event is raised.

If there is a change in the keyboard or mouse button state, the QueryContinueDrag event is raised and determines whether to continue the drag, to drop the data, or to cancel the operation based on the value of the Action property of the event's QueryContinueDragEventArgs.

If the value of DragAction is Continue, the DragOver event is raised to continue the operation and the GiveFeedback event is raised with the new effect so appropriate visual feedback can be set. For a list of valid drop effects, see the DragDropEffects enumeration.

The DragOver and GiveFeedback events are paired so that as the mouse moves across the drop target, the user is given the most up-to-date feedback on the mouse's position, as follows:

• If the value of DragAction is Drop, the drop effect value is returned to the source, so the source application can perform the appropriate operation on the source data; for example, cut the data if the operation was a move.

• If the value of DragAction is Cancel, the DragLeave event is raised.