OleMenuCommandService.ShowContextMenu Method

Article
02/04/2013

Shows the shortcut menu with the given command ID at the given location.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.10.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.10.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Sub ShowContextMenu ( _
    menuID As CommandID, _
    x As Integer, _
    y As Integer _
)

public override void ShowContextMenu(
    CommandID menuID,
    int x,
    int y
)

public:
virtual void ShowContextMenu(
    CommandID^ menuID, 
    int x, 
    int y
) override

abstract ShowContextMenu : 
        menuID:CommandID * 
        x:int * 
        y:int -> unit 
override ShowContextMenu : 
        menuID:CommandID * 
        x:int * 
        y:int -> unit

public override function ShowContextMenu(
    menuID : CommandID, 
    x : int, 
    y : int
)

Parameters

menuID
Type: System.ComponentModel.Design.CommandID
A command ID representing the shortcut menu to show.

x
Type: System.Int32
The horizontal position, in screen coordinates, of the top, left corner of the shortcut menu. If the shortcut menu does not fit on the screen, the operating system relocates it to fit.

y
Type: System.Int32
The vertical position, in screen coordinates, of the top, left corner of the shortcut menu. If the shortcut menu does not fit on the screen, the operating system relocates it to fit.

Implements

IMenuCommandService.ShowContextMenu(CommandID, Int32, Int32)

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	menuID is null.

Remarks

This method shows a shortcut menu that has been tagged with the given command ID at the given location. A shortcut menu is always tagged with a command ID that defines it. Coordinates are global to the screen.

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.