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C Sharp MenuStrip

The document discusses how to create and configure a MenuStrip control in .NET. It describes adding a MenuStrip at design-time by dragging it from the toolbox onto a form. It also explains how to create a MenuStrip dynamically in code by instantiating the MenuStrip class. The document outlines how to set properties like name, position, font, background/foreground colors on the MenuStrip. It also discusses adding menu items to the MenuStrip and handling click events for the menu items.

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C Sharp MenuStrip

The document discusses how to create and configure a MenuStrip control in .NET. It describes adding a MenuStrip at design-time by dragging it from the toolbox onto a form. It also explains how to create a MenuStrip dynamically in code by instantiating the MenuStrip class. The document outlines how to set properties like name, position, font, background/foreground colors on the MenuStrip. It also discusses adding menu items to the MenuStrip and handling click events for the menu items.

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MenuStrip

Creating a MenuStrip

We can create a MenuStrip control using a Forms designer at design-time or using the
MenuStrip class in code at run-time or dynamically.

To create a MenuStrip control at design-time, you simply drag and drop a MenuStrip control
from Toolbox to a Form in Visual Studio. After you drag and drop a MenuStrip on a Form,
the MenuStrip1 is added to the Form and looks like Figure 1. Once a MenuStrip is on the
Form, you can add menu items and set its properties and events.

Creating a MenuStrip control at run-time is merely a work of creating an instance of


MenuStrip class, setting its properties and adding MenuStrip class to the Form controls.

The first step to create a dynamic MenuStrip is to create an instance of MenuStrip class. The
following code snippet creates a MenuStrip control object.

MenuStrip MainMenu = new MenuStrip();


In the next step, you may set properties of a MenuStrip control. The following code snippet
sets background color, foreground color, Text, Name, and Font properties of a MenuStrip.
1. MainMenu.BackColor = Color.OrangeRed;
2. MainMenu.ForeColor = Color.Black;
3. MainMenu.Text = "File Menu";
4. MainMenu.Font = newFont("Georgia", 16);

Once the MenuStrip control is ready with its properties, the next step is to add the
MenuStrip to a Form. To do so, first we set MainMenuStrip property and then use
Form.Controls.Add method that adds MenuStrip control to the Form controls and displays
on the Form based on the location and size of the control. The following code snippet adds a
MenuStrip control to the current Form.

1. this.MainMenuStrip = MainMenu;
2. Controls.Add(MainMenu);
Setting MenuStrip Properties

After you place a MenuStrip control on a Form, the next step is to set properties.

The easiest way to set properties is from the Properties Window. You can open Properties
window by pressing F4 or right clicking on a control and selecting Properties menu item.

Name

Name property represents a unique name of a MenuStrip control. It is used to access the
control in the code. The following code snippet sets and gets the name and text of a
MenuStrip control.

MainMenu.Name = "MainMenu";

Positioning a MenuStrip

The Dock property is used to set the position of a MenuStrip. It is of type DockStyle that can
have values Top, Bottom, Left, Right, and Fill. The following code snippet sets Location,
Width, and Height properties of a MenuStrip control.

MainMenu.Dock = DockStyle.Left;

Font

Font property represents the font of text of a MenuStrip control. If you click on the Font
property in Properties window, you will see Font name, size and other font options. The
following code snippet sets Font property at run-time.

MainMenu.Font = newFont("Georgia", 16);

Background and Foreground

BackColor and ForeColor properties are used to set background and foreground color of a
MenuStrip respectively. If you click on these properties in Properties window, the Color
Dialog pops up.

Alternatively, you can set background and foreground colors at run-time. The following code
snippet sets BackColor and ForeColor properties.

1. MainMenu.BackColor = Color.OrangeRed;
2. MainMenu.ForeColor = Color.Black;
MenuStrip Items

A Menu control is nothing without menu items. The Items property is used to add and work
with items in a MenuStrip. We can add items to a MenuStrip at design-time from Properties
Window by clicking on Items

When you click on the Collections, the String Collection Editor window will pop up where you
can type strings. Each line added to this collection will become a MenuStrip item.

A ToolStripMenuItem represents a menu items. The following code snippet creates a menu
item and sets its properties.

1. // Create a Menu Item


2. ToolStripMenuItem FileMenu = newToolStripMenuItem("File");
3. FileMenu.BackColor = Color.OrangeRed;
4. FileMenu.ForeColor = Color.Black;
5. FileMenu.Text = "File Menu";
6. FileMenu.Font = newFont("Georgia", 16);
7. FileMenu.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.BottomRight;
8. FileMenu.ToolTipText = "Click Me";

Once a menu item is created, we can add it to the main menu by using MenuStrip.Items.Add
method. The following code snippet adds FileMenu item to the MainMenu.

MainMenu.Items.Add(FileMenu);

Adding Menu Item Click Event Handler

The main purpose of a menu item is to add a click event handler and write code that we
need to execute on the menu item click event handler. For example, on File >> New menu
item click event handler, we may want to create a new file.

We can also define and implement an event handler dynamically. The following code snippet
defines and implements these events and their respective event handlers.

1. FileMenu.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.FileMenuItemClick);


2. privatevoid FileMenuItemClick(object sender, EventArgs e) {
3. MessageBox.Show("File menu item clicked");

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