MenuStrip Constructor
Definition
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Initializes a new instance of the MenuStrip class.
public:
MenuStrip();public MenuStrip ();Public Sub New ()Examples
The following code example demonstrates the MenuStrip constructor. This example is part of a larger example provided for the ToolStripPanel class.
// Create a MenuStrip control with a new window.
MenuStrip ms = new MenuStrip();
ToolStripMenuItem windowMenu = new ToolStripMenuItem("Window");
ToolStripMenuItem windowNewMenu = new ToolStripMenuItem("New", null, new EventHandler(windowNewMenu_Click));
windowMenu.DropDownItems.Add(windowNewMenu);
((ToolStripDropDownMenu)(windowMenu.DropDown)).ShowImageMargin = false;
((ToolStripDropDownMenu)(windowMenu.DropDown)).ShowCheckMargin = true;
// Assign the ToolStripMenuItem that displays
// the list of child forms.
ms.MdiWindowListItem = windowMenu;
// Add the window ToolStripMenuItem to the MenuStrip.
ms.Items.Add(windowMenu);
// Dock the MenuStrip to the top of the form.
ms.Dock = DockStyle.Top;
// The Form.MainMenuStrip property determines the merge target.
this.MainMenuStrip = ms;
' Create a MenuStrip control with a new window.
Dim ms As New MenuStrip()
Dim windowMenu As New ToolStripMenuItem("Window")
Dim windowNewMenu As New ToolStripMenuItem("New", Nothing, New EventHandler(AddressOf windowNewMenu_Click))
windowMenu.DropDownItems.Add(windowNewMenu)
CType(windowMenu.DropDown, ToolStripDropDownMenu).ShowImageMargin = False
CType(windowMenu.DropDown, ToolStripDropDownMenu).ShowCheckMargin = True
' Assign the ToolStripMenuItem that displays
' the list of child forms.
ms.MdiWindowListItem = windowMenu
' Add the window ToolStripMenuItem to the MenuStrip.
ms.Items.Add(windowMenu)
' Dock the MenuStrip to the top of the form.
ms.Dock = DockStyle.Top
' The Form.MainMenuStrip property determines the merge target.
Me.MainMenuStrip = ms
Remarks
Use this constructor to create a MenuStrip to which you can add ToolStripMenuItem objects.
