Click a button programmatically

Question

I want to code a button that programmatically clicks the other button when I click it.

For example, I have two buttons named Button1 and Button2, what I wanted to do is that immediately after I click Button1, it should click Button2. Is this possible?

Answer 1

Best implementation depends of what you are attempting to do exactly. Nadeem_MK gives you a valid one. Know you can also:

1. raise the Button2_Click event using PerformClick() method:

   Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
       'do stuff
       Me.Button2.PerformClick()
   End Sub
   

2. attach the same handler to many buttons:

   Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) _
       Handles Button1.Click, Button2.Click
       'do stuff
   End Sub
   

3. call the Button2_Click method using the same arguments than Button1_Click(...) method (IF you need to know which is the sender, for example) :

   Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
       'do stuff
        Button2_Click(sender, e)
   End Sub
   

Answer 2

Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Button2_Click(Sender, e)
End Sub

This Code call button click event programmatically