Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET Programmer's Cookbook

Use the Drag-and-Drop Feature

Problem

You want to use the drag-and-drop feature to exchange information between two controls (possibly in separate windows or in separate applications).

Solution

Start a drag-and-drop operation using DoDragDrop, and then respond to the DragEnter and DragDrop events.

Discussion

A drag-and-drop operation allows the user to transfer information from one place to another by clicking an item and "dragging" it to another location. A drag-and-drop operation consists of three basics steps:

1. The user clicks a control, holds the mouse button down, and begins dragging. If the control supports the drag-and-drop feature, it sets aside some information.

2. The user drags the mouse over another control. If this control accepts the dragged ...