Get Other Form Paint event

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms

public class MainClass

   Shared Sub Main()
      Dim form1 As Form = New Form1
      Application.Run(form1)
   End Sub

End Class



Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
        InitializeComponent()

        'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
    End Sub

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub
    Friend WithEvents cmdDrawStuff As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents cmdInvalidate As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents cmdOtherForm As System.Windows.Forms.Button

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.cmdOtherForm = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.cmdDrawStuff = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.cmdInvalidate = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'cmdOtherForm
        '
        Me.cmdOtherForm.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(184, 136)
        Me.cmdOtherForm.Name = "cmdOtherForm"
        Me.cmdOtherForm.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(96, 32)
        Me.cmdOtherForm.TabIndex = 2
        Me.cmdOtherForm.Text = "Other Form"
        '
        'cmdDrawStuff
        '
        Me.cmdDrawStuff.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(184, 80)
        Me.cmdDrawStuff.Name = "cmdDrawStuff"
        Me.cmdDrawStuff.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(96, 32)
        Me.cmdDrawStuff.TabIndex = 1
        Me.cmdDrawStuff.Text = "Draw Stuff"
        '
        'cmdInvalidate
        '
        Me.cmdInvalidate.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(184, 24)
        Me.cmdInvalidate.Name = "cmdInvalidate"
        Me.cmdInvalidate.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(96, 32)
        Me.cmdInvalidate.TabIndex = 0
        Me.cmdInvalidate.Text = "Invalidate"
        '
        'Form1
        '
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 273)
        Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.cmdOtherForm, Me.cmdDrawStuff, Me.cmdInvalidate})
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "Form1"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

    End Sub

#End Region
    Private Sub OtherFormPaint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As PaintEventArgs)
            Console.WriteLine("Other paint arrived")
    End Sub
    Private Sub cmdOtherForm_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdOtherForm.Click
        Dim f As New Form1()
        f.Visible = True
        AddHandler f.Paint, AddressOf Me.OtherFormPaint
    End Sub
End Class
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