Common Event Handlers in VB.NET

Question

I have around 10 buttons on my form and I want them to call the same Click event handler.

But for that I need the Event handler to be generalized and we don't have "this" keyword in VB.NET to refer to the control that caused the event.

How do I implement the functionality of "this" keyword in VB.NET?

I want to be able to write an Event handler that does the following:

Private Sub cmdButton1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdButton1.Click

    currentTag = this.Tag

End Sub

Answer 1

In VB.Net, "Me" is the equivalent to C#'s "this".

Answer 2

I think you want the "Me" keyword.

Answer 3

How do I implement the functionality of "this" keyword in VB.NET?

this is called Me in VB. However, this has got nothing to do with your code and refers to the containing class, in your case most probably the current Form. You need to access the sender object parameter, after casting it to Control:

currentTag = DirectCast(sender, Control).Tag

Answer 4

Yes man, in VB.NET "this." is referred as "me."

and solution for ur 2nd q regarding handlers for VB.NET is, u can add handles at the end of Private sub statement, like :

Private Sub cmdButton1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles cmdButton1.Click, cmdButton2.click, cmdButton3.click

currentTag = this.Tag

End Sub