Triggering a "Click" event without user input

Question

I have a Windows Forms Link Label, "Refresh", that refreshes the display.

In another part of my code, part of a separate windows form, I have a dialog that changes the data loaded into the display in the first place. After executing this other code, pressing "Refresh" updates the data correctly.

Is there a simple way for the dialog menu to "click" the "refresh" Link Label after it has finished altering the data?

Using Visual Studio 2008.

Answer 1

For button is really simple, just use:

button.PerformClick()

Anyway, I'd prefer to do something like:

private void button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   DoRefresh();
}

public void DoRefresh()
{
   // refreshing code
}

and call DoRefresh() instead of PerformClick()

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EDIT (according to OP changes):

You can still use my second solution, that is far preferable:

private void linkLabel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   DoRefresh();
}

public void DoRefresh()
{
   // refreshing code
}

And from outside the form, you can call DoRefresh() as it is marked public.

But, if you really need to programmatically generate a click, just look at Yuriy-Faktorovich's Answer

Answer 2

You could call the PerformClick method. But Generally it is better to have the Click event of the button call a Refresh method you write. And the menu call that method as well. Otherwise your menu depends on the button being there.

Edit:

A LinkLabel implements the IButtonControl explicitly. So you could use:

((IButtonControl)button).PerformClick();

Answer 3

you can use a method to refrech display, the bouton_click and the dialogBox call this method

public void refrechDate()
{
}


private void button_click(...)
{
   refrechData();
}

Answer 4

private void MyMethod()
{
   // ...

   // calling refresh
   this.button1_Click(this.button1, EventArgs.Empty);

   // ...
}

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   // refresh code
}