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.NET Framework Class Library
ItemDragEventArgs..::.Button Property

Gets a value that indicates which mouse buttons were pressed during the drag operation.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Syntax
Public ReadOnly Property Button As MouseButtons
public MouseButtons Button { get; }
public:
property MouseButtons Button {
	MouseButtons get ();
}
member Button : MouseButtons

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.MouseButtons
A bitwise combination of MouseButtons values.
Remarks

This property enables you to determine which mouse buttons were pressed during a drag-and-drop operation. The value of this property can be used to properly determine how the drag-and drop-operation should be performed. For example, you might want to move an item to a new location when the left mouse button is pressed, and copy it to the new location when the right mouse button is pressed.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of the ItemDragEventArgs class when you enable drag-and-drop operations within a TreeView control. The Button property determines whether the dragged node should be moved or copied to its destination. The node, represented by the Item property, is then passed to the TreeView control's DoDragDrop method, along with a value that indicates the desired effect of the drag-and-drop operation.

For the complete example, see the TreeView..::.ItemDrag reference topic.


Private Sub treeView1_ItemDrag(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ItemDragEventArgs)

    ' Move the dragged node when the left mouse button is used.
    If e.Button = MouseButtons.Left Then
        DoDragDrop(e.Item, DragDropEffects.Move)

    ' Copy the dragged node when the right mouse button is used.
    ElseIf e.Button = MouseButtons.Right Then
        DoDragDrop(e.Item, DragDropEffects.Copy)
    End If
End Sub 'treeView1_ItemDrag


private void treeView1_ItemDrag(object sender, ItemDragEventArgs e)
{
    // Move the dragged node when the left mouse button is used.
    if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Left)
    {
        DoDragDrop(e.Item, DragDropEffects.Move);
    }

    // Copy the dragged node when the right mouse button is used.
    else if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Right)
    {
        DoDragDrop(e.Item, DragDropEffects.Copy);
    }
}


private:
   void treeView1_ItemDrag( Object^ /*sender*/, ItemDragEventArgs^ e )
   {

      // Move the dragged node when the left mouse button is used.
      if ( e->Button == ::MouseButtons::Left )
      {
         DoDragDrop( e->Item, DragDropEffects::Move );
      }
      // Copy the dragged node when the right mouse button is used.
      else

      // Copy the dragged node when the right mouse button is used.
      if ( e->Button == ::MouseButtons::Right )
      {
         DoDragDrop( e->Item, DragDropEffects::Copy );
      }
   }

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.