ApplicationBarMenuItem Class
March 22, 2012
An item that can be added to the menu of an ApplicationBar.
Assembly: Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
The ApplicationBarMenuItem type exposes the following members.
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ApplicationBarMenuItem() | Creates a new instance of the ApplicationBarMenuItem class. |
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ApplicationBarMenuItem(String) | Creates a new instance of the ApplicationBarMenuItem class that displays the specified string. |
In addition to the icon buttons, you can add one or more text-based menu items. These items are displayed in a list that slides up from underneath the icon buttons when the user clicks the ellipsis. The menu items are used for application actions that are less frequently used, or for actions that are difficult to convey with only an icon. For more information, see Application Bar Overview for Windows Phone.
The following example creates an Application Bar in XAML that has two icon buttons and two menu items. For the full example, see How to: Create an Application Bar in XAML for Windows Phone.
<phone:PhoneApplicationPage.ApplicationBar> <shell:ApplicationBar Mode="Default" Opacity="1.0" IsMenuEnabled="True" IsVisible="True"> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton Click="Save_Click" IconUri="/Images/save.png" Text="save" /> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton Click="Settings_Click" IconUri="/Images/settings.png" Text="settings" /> <shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> <shell:ApplicationBarMenuItem Click="MenuItem1_Click" Text="menu item 1" /> <shell:ApplicationBarMenuItem Click="MenuItem2_Click" Text="menu item 2" /> </shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> </shell:ApplicationBar> </phone:PhoneApplicationPage.ApplicationBar>
The following example creates an Application Bar in code that has one icon button and one menu item. For the full example, see How to: Create an Application Bar in Code for Windows Phone.
using System; using System.Windows; using Microsoft.Phone.Controls; using Microsoft.Phone.Shell; namespace HowToCS { public partial class MainPage : PhoneApplicationPage { // Constructor public MainPage() { InitializeComponent(); ApplicationBar = new ApplicationBar(); ApplicationBar.Mode = ApplicationBarMode.Default; ApplicationBar.Opacity = 1.0; ApplicationBar.IsVisible = true; ApplicationBar.IsMenuEnabled = true; ApplicationBarIconButton button1 = new ApplicationBarIconButton(); button1.IconUri = new Uri("/Images/YourImage.png", UriKind.Relative); button1.Text = "button 1"; ApplicationBar.Buttons.Add(button1); button1.Click += new EventHandler(button1_Click); ApplicationBarMenuItem menuItem1 = new ApplicationBarMenuItem(); menuItem1.Text = "menu item 1"; ApplicationBar.MenuItems.Add(menuItem1); menuItem1.Click += new EventHandler(menuItem1_Click); } private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { MessageBox.Show("Button 1 works!"); //Do work for your application here. } private void menuItem1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { MessageBox.Show("Menu item 1 works!"); //Do work for your application here. } } }
The following example creates an Application Bar that can be reused on multiple pages in your application. For the full example, see How to: Reuse an Application Bar on Multiple Pages in Your Windows Phone Application.
<Application.Resources> <shell:ApplicationBar x:Key="GlobalAppBar" IsVisible="True" IsMenuEnabled="True"> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton IconUri="/Images/appbar_button1.png" Text="Button 1" Click="Button1_Click" /> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton IconUri="/Images/appbar_button2.png" Text="Button 2" Click="Button2_Click" /> <shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> <shell:ApplicationBarMenuItem Text="MenuItem 1" Click="MenuItem1_Click" /> <shell:ApplicationBarMenuItem Text="MenuItem 2" Click="MenuItem2_Click" /> </shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> </shell:ApplicationBar> </Application.Resources>
The following example creates two Application Bars that can be used in a single pivot control in your application. For the full example, see How to: Use Different Application Bars in a Single Pivot Control in Your Windows Phone Application.
<Application.Resources> <shell:ApplicationBar x:Key="AppBar1" IsVisible="True" IsMenuEnabled="True"> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton IconUri="/Images/appbar_button1.png" Text="Button 1" Click="Button1_Click" /> <shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> <shell:ApplicationBarMenuItem Text="MenuItem 1" Click="MenuItem1_Click" /> </shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> </shell:ApplicationBar> <shell:ApplicationBar x:Key="AppBar2" IsVisible="True" IsMenuEnabled="True"> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton IconUri="/Images/appbar_button1.png" Text="Button 1" Click="Button1_Click" /> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton IconUri="/Images/appbar_button2.png" Text="Button 2" Click="Button2_Click" /> <shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> <shell:ApplicationBarMenuItem Text="MenuItem 1" Click="MenuItem1_Click" /> <shell:ApplicationBarMenuItem Text="MenuItem 2" Click="MenuItem2_Click" /> </shell:ApplicationBar.MenuItems> </shell:ApplicationBar> </Application.Resources>
