Control Properties


.NET Framework Class Library
Control.ContextMenuStrip Property

Note: This property is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in system.windows.forms.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Property ContextMenuStrip As ContextMenuStrip
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As Control
Dim value As ContextMenuStrip

value = instance.ContextMenuStrip

instance.ContextMenuStrip = value
C#
public virtual ContextMenuStrip ContextMenuStrip { get; set; }
C++
public:
virtual property ContextMenuStrip^ ContextMenuStrip {
    ContextMenuStrip^ get ();
    void set (ContextMenuStrip^ value);
}
J#
/** @property */
public ContextMenuStrip get_ContextMenuStrip ()

/** @property */
public void set_ContextMenuStrip (ContextMenuStrip value)
JScript
public function get ContextMenuStrip () : ContextMenuStrip

public function set ContextMenuStrip (value : ContextMenuStrip)

Property Value

The ContextMenuStrip for this control, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no ContextMenuStrip. The default is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Remarks

If a ContextMenu has also been assigned to the control, the ContextMenu takes precedence over the ContextMenuStrip.

Example

The following code example demonstrates how to add three ToolStripMenuItem objects to a ContextMenuStrip. In addition it demonstrates setting the ContextMenuStrip property of the form. To run this example, paste the following code into a form that contains a ContextMenuStrip named contextMenuStrip1. Call InitializeContextMenuStrip from the form's constructor or Load event handler.

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0
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Code Example
You can view the code example for this topic on the .NET Framework 3.0 version of the page: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.contextmenustrip.aspx
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