Public Event DrawItem As StatusBarDrawItemEventHandler

Dim instance As StatusBar
Dim handler As StatusBarDrawItemEventHandler

AddHandler instance.DrawItem, handler

public event StatusBarDrawItemEventHandler DrawItem

public:
event StatusBarDrawItemEventHandler^ DrawItem {
    void add (StatusBarDrawItemEventHandler^ value);
    void remove (StatusBarDrawItemEventHandler^ value);
}

/** @event */
public void add_DrawItem (StatusBarDrawItemEventHandler value)

/** @event */
public void remove_DrawItem (StatusBarDrawItemEventHandler value)

JScript supports the use of events, but not the declaration of new ones.

Private Sub StatusBar1_DrawItem(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal sbdevent As System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarDrawItemEventArgs) Handles StatusBar1.DrawItem

   ' Create a StringFormat object to align text in the panel.
   Dim sf As New StringFormat()
   ' Format the String of the StatusBarPanel to be centered.
   sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
   sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center

   ' Draw a black background in owner-drawn panel.
   sbdevent.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Black, sbdevent.Bounds)
   ' Draw the current date (short date format) with white text in the control's font.
   sbdevent.Graphics.DrawString(DateTime.Today.ToShortDateString(), StatusBar1.Font, Brushes.White, _
         New RectangleF(sbdevent.Bounds.X, sbdevent.Bounds.Y, _
         sbdevent.Bounds.Width, sbdevent.Bounds.Height), sf)
End Sub

private void DrawMyPanel(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarDrawItemEventArgs sbdevent)
{
   // Create a StringFormat object to align text in the panel.
   StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
   // Format the String of the StatusBarPanel to be centered.
   sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
   sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;

   // Draw a black background in owner-drawn panel.
   sbdevent.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brushes.Black, sbdevent.Bounds);
   // Draw the current date (short date format) with white text in the control's font.
   sbdevent.Graphics.DrawString(DateTime.Today.ToShortDateString(), 
      statusBar1.Font,Brushes.White,sbdevent.Bounds,sf);
}

private:
   void DrawMyPanel( Object^ /*sender*/, System::Windows::Forms::StatusBarDrawItemEventArgs^ sbdevent )
   {
      // Create a StringFormat object to align text in the panel.
      StringFormat^ sf = gcnew StringFormat;

      // Format the String of the StatusBarPanel to be centered.
      sf->Alignment = StringAlignment::Center;
      sf->LineAlignment = StringAlignment::Center;

      // Draw a back blackground in owner-drawn panel.
      sbdevent->Graphics->FillRectangle( Brushes::Black, sbdevent->Bounds );

      // Draw the current date (short date format) with white text in the control's font.
      sbdevent->Graphics->DrawString( DateTime::Today.ToShortDateString(), statusBar1->Font, Brushes::White, sbdevent->Bounds, sf );
   }

private void DrawMyPanel(Object sender, 
    System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarDrawItemEventArgs sbdEvent)
{
    // Create a StringFormat object to align text in the panel.
    StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
    // Format the String of the StatusBarPanel to be centered.
    sf.set_Alignment(StringAlignment.Center);
    sf.set_LineAlignment(StringAlignment.Center);
    // Draw a back blackground in owner-drawn panel.
    sbdEvent.get_Graphics().FillRectangle(Brushes.get_Black(), 
        sbdEvent.get_Bounds());
    // Draw the current date (short date format) with white text 
    // in the control's font.
    sbdEvent.get_Graphics().DrawString(DateTime.get_Today().
        ToShortDateString(), statusBar1.get_Font(), Brushes.get_White(),
        RectangleF.op_Implicit(sbdEvent.get_Bounds()), sf);
} //DrawMyPanel