Control.ContextMenuStrip Property (System.Windows.Forms)

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ContextMenuStrip Property

.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

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

public virtual ContextMenuStrip ContextMenuStrip { get; set; }

Visual C++

public:
virtual property ContextMenuStrip^ ContextMenuStrip {
    ContextMenuStrip^ get ();
    void set (ContextMenuStrip^ value);
}

JScript

public function get ContextMenuStrip () : ContextMenuStrip
public function set ContextMenuStrip (value : ContextMenuStrip)

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.

Visual Basic

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);

    }
}

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

Control Class

Control Members

System.Windows.Forms Namespace