RibbonFactory.CreateRibbonMenu Method

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Ribbon
Assemblies:
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common.dll, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common.v4.0.Utilities.dll

Creates a RibbonMenu that represents a menu on a Ribbon tab or on the Microsoft Office Menu.

public:
 Microsoft::Office::Tools::Ribbon::RibbonMenu ^ CreateRibbonMenu();
public Microsoft.Office.Tools.Ribbon.RibbonMenu CreateRibbonMenu ();
abstract member CreateRibbonMenu : unit -> Microsoft.Office.Tools.Ribbon.RibbonMenu
Public Function CreateRibbonMenu () As RibbonMenu

Returns

RibbonMenu

A Ribbon menu.

Examples

The following example creates a new menu by using the CreateRibbonMenu method.

private void PopulateCustomerMenu()
{
    // Add two sub-menus to EmployeeMenu and populate each sub-menu
    // First sub-menu
    RibbonMenu subMenu1 = this.Factory.CreateRibbonMenu();
    subMenu1.Dynamic = true;
    subMenu1.Label = "A - M";
    subMenu1.Items.Add(this.Factory.CreateRibbonToggleButton());
    ((RibbonToggleButton)subMenu1.Items.Last()).Label = "Hall, Don";
    subMenu1.Items.Add(this.Factory.CreateRibbonToggleButton());
    ((RibbonToggleButton)subMenu1.Items.Last()).Label = "Valdez, Rachel";
    CustomerMenu.Items.Add(subMenu1);

    // Second sub-menu
    RibbonMenu subMenu2 = this.Factory.CreateRibbonMenu();
    subMenu2.Dynamic = true;
    subMenu2.Label = "N - Z";
    subMenu2.Items.Add(this.Factory.CreateRibbonToggleButton());
    ((RibbonToggleButton)subMenu2.Items.Last()).Label = "Robinson, Alex";
    CustomerMenu.Items.Add(subMenu2);
}

Private Sub PopulateCustomerMenu()
    ' Add two sub-menus to EmployeeMenu and populate each sub-menu
    ' First sub-menu
    Dim subMenu1 As RibbonMenu = Me.Factory.CreateRibbonMenu()
    subMenu1.Dynamic = True
    subMenu1.Label = "A - M"
    subMenu1.Items.Add(Me.Factory.CreateRibbonToggleButton())
    CType(subMenu1.Items.Last(), RibbonToggleButton).Label = "Hall, Don"
    subMenu1.Items.Add(Me.Factory.CreateRibbonToggleButton())
    CType(subMenu1.Items.Last(), RibbonToggleButton).Label = "Valdez, Rachel"
    CustomerMenu.Items.Add(subMenu1)

    ' Second sub-menu
    Dim subMenu2 As RibbonMenu = Me.Factory.CreateRibbonMenu()
    subMenu2.Dynamic = True
    subMenu2.Label = "N - Z"
    subMenu2.Items.Add(Me.Factory.CreateRibbonToggleButton())
    CType(subMenu2.Items.Last(), RibbonToggleButton).Label = "Robinson, Alex"
    CustomerMenu.Items.Add(subMenu2)

End Sub

Applies to