How to: Create a Menu
This example shows how to create Menu controls. The example illustrates Menu controls with submenus and MenuItem elements with ToolTip controls. The example also shows how to use the IsCheckable property to make MenuItem controls that can be checked.
Example
<Menu Width="30" Margin="10, 10, 5, 5" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Background="White">
<MenuItem Header="_File">
<MenuItem Header="_New" IsCheckable="true"/>
<MenuItem Header="_Open" IsCheckable="true"/>
<MenuItem Header="_Close" IsCheckable="true"/>
<Separator/>
<MenuItem Header="Menu with Submenu">
<MenuItem Header="_submenuitem1" IsCheckable="true"/>
<MenuItem Header="_submenuitem2" IsCheckable="true">
<MenuItem Header="_submenuitem2.1" IsCheckable="true"/>
</MenuItem>
</MenuItem>
<Separator/>
<MenuItem Header="_Menu item with ToolTip">
<MenuItem.ToolTip>
<ToolTip>
ToolTip Information.
</ToolTip>
</MenuItem.ToolTip>
</MenuItem>
</MenuItem>
</Menu>
menu = new Menu();
menu.Background = Brushes.LightBlue;
mi = new MenuItem();
mi.Width = 50;
mi.Header = "_File";
menu.Items.Add(mi);
mia = new MenuItem();
mia.Header = "_Cut";
mia.InputGestureText = "Ctrl+X";
mi.Items.Add(mia);
mib = new MenuItem();
mib.Command = System.Windows.Input.ApplicationCommands.Copy;
mib.Header = "_Copy";
mi.Items.Add(mib);
mic = new MenuItem();
mic.Command = System.Windows.Input.ApplicationCommands.Paste;
mic.Header = "_Paste";
mi.Items.Add(mic);
cv2.Children.Add(menu);
Sub OnClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As RoutedEventArgs)
Dim mn As New Menu()
mn.Background = Brushes.LightBlue
Dim mi As New MenuItem()
mi.Header = ("_File")
Dim mi1 As New MenuItem()
mi1.Header = ("_Cut")
mi1.InputGestureText = "Ctrl+X"
Dim mi2 As New MenuItem()
mi2.Command = System.Windows.Input.ApplicationCommands.Copy
mi2.Header = "_Copy"
Dim mi3 As New MenuItem()
mi3.Command = System.Windows.Input.ApplicationCommands.Paste
mi3.Header = "_Paste"
mn.Items.Add(mi)
mi.Items.Add(mi1)
mi.Items.Add(mi2)
mi.Items.Add(mi3)
cv2.Children.Add(mn)
End Sub
For the complete sample, see Menu Sample.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Create a Menu with Keyboard Shortcuts