c# is it possible to trigger the button_click event with code?

Question

i dont want to click the button. instead, i just want to run the click event code. how would i do this?

Answer 1

button1_click(null, new EventArgs() );

Answer 2

Option: use PerformClick().

Take a look here: How to: Call a Button's Click Event Programmatically.

The advantage here is that the event behavior will be exactly the same as a real button click (as oposed of calling button1_click directly).

But none of this options is the best IMHO. If you need to call the event handler code, you need a new method! Just refactor the old button1_click into a new, standard method and call it from wherever you want.

Answer 3

From inside or outside the Form where the Button is? Simplest thing is to just call the function:

Button1_Click(Button1, EventArgs.Empty);