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.NET Framework Class Library
Control..::.ContextMenuStrip Property

Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Syntax
Public Overridable Property ContextMenuStrip As ContextMenuStrip
public virtual ContextMenuStrip ContextMenuStrip { get; set; }
public:
virtual property ContextMenuStrip^ ContextMenuStrip {
	ContextMenuStrip^ get ();
	void set (ContextMenuStrip^ value);
}
abstract ContextMenuStrip : ContextMenuStrip with get, set
override ContextMenuStrip : ContextMenuStrip with get, set

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.ContextMenuStrip
The ContextMenuStrip for this control, or nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no ContextMenuStrip. The default is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Remarks

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

Examples

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.


Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class Form1
   Inherits Form
   Private contextMenuStrip1 As ContextMenuStrip
   Private toolStripMenuItem1 As ToolStripMenuItem
   Private toolStripMenuItem2 As ToolStripMenuItem
   Private toolStripMenuItem3 As ToolStripMenuItem
   Private components As IContainer


   Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()
   End Sub

   <STAThread()>  _
   Shared Sub Main()
      Application.EnableVisualStyles()
      Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(False)
      Application.Run(New Form1())
   End Sub


   Private Sub InitializeComponent()
      Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Container()
      Me.contextMenuStrip1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip(Me.components)
      Me.toolStripMenuItem1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem()
      Me.toolStripMenuItem2 = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem()
      Me.toolStripMenuItem3 = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem()
      Me.contextMenuStrip1.SuspendLayout()
      Me.SuspendLayout()
      ' 
      ' contextMenuStrip1
      ' 
      Me.contextMenuStrip1.Items.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem() {Me.toolStripMenuItem1, Me.toolStripMenuItem2, Me.toolStripMenuItem3})
      Me.contextMenuStrip1.Name = "contextMenuStrip1"
      Me.contextMenuStrip1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(180, 70)
      ' 
      ' toolStripMenuItem1
      ' 
      Me.toolStripMenuItem1.Name = "toolStripMenuItem1"
      Me.toolStripMenuItem1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(179, 22)
      Me.toolStripMenuItem1.Text = "toolStripMenuItem1"
      ' 
      ' toolStripMenuItem2
      ' 
      Me.toolStripMenuItem2.Name = "toolStripMenuItem2"
      Me.toolStripMenuItem2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(179, 22)
      Me.toolStripMenuItem2.Text = "toolStripMenuItem2"
      ' 
      ' toolStripMenuItem3
      ' 
      Me.toolStripMenuItem3.Name = "toolStripMenuItem3"
      Me.toolStripMenuItem3.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(179, 22)
      Me.toolStripMenuItem3.Text = "toolStripMenuItem3"
      ' 
      ' Form1
      ' 
      Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 273)
      Me.ContextMenuStrip = Me.contextMenuStrip1
      Me.Name = "Form1"
      Me.contextMenuStrip1.ResumeLayout(False)
      Me.ResumeLayout(False)
   End Sub
End Class


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public class Form1 : Form
{
    private ContextMenuStrip contextMenuStrip1;
    private ToolStripMenuItem toolStripMenuItem1;
    private ToolStripMenuItem toolStripMenuItem2;
    private ToolStripMenuItem toolStripMenuItem3;
    private IContainer components;

    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }
    [STAThread]
    static void Main()
    {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }

    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
        this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
        this.contextMenuStrip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip(this.components);
        this.toolStripMenuItem1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
        this.toolStripMenuItem2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
        this.toolStripMenuItem3 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
        this.contextMenuStrip1.SuspendLayout();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // contextMenuStrip1
        // 
        this.contextMenuStrip1.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
            this.toolStripMenuItem1,
            this.toolStripMenuItem2,
            this.toolStripMenuItem3});
        this.contextMenuStrip1.Name = "contextMenuStrip1";
        this.contextMenuStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 70);
        // 
        // toolStripMenuItem1
        // 
        this.toolStripMenuItem1.Name = "toolStripMenuItem1";
        this.toolStripMenuItem1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(179, 22);
        this.toolStripMenuItem1.Text = "toolStripMenuItem1";
        // 
        // toolStripMenuItem2
        // 
        this.toolStripMenuItem2.Name = "toolStripMenuItem2";
        this.toolStripMenuItem2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(179, 22);
        this.toolStripMenuItem2.Text = "toolStripMenuItem2";
        // 
        // toolStripMenuItem3
        // 
        this.toolStripMenuItem3.Name = "toolStripMenuItem3";
        this.toolStripMenuItem3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(179, 22);
        this.toolStripMenuItem3.Text = "toolStripMenuItem3";
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 273);
        this.ContextMenuStrip = this.contextMenuStrip1;
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.contextMenuStrip1.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.ResumeLayout(false);

    }
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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