MenuItem.DefaultItem Property

public:
 property bool DefaultItem { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

public bool DefaultItem { get; set; }

member this.DefaultItem : bool with get, set

Public Property DefaultItem As Boolean

Property Value

true if the menu item is the default item in a menu; otherwise, false. The default is false.

Examples

The following code example creates a menu item with two submenu items. The example sets menuItem2 as the default menu item using the DefaultItem property.

public:
   void CreateMyMenus()
   {
      MenuItem^ menuItem1 = gcnew MenuItem( "&File" );
      MenuItem^ menuItem2 = gcnew MenuItem( "&New" );
      MenuItem^ menuItem3 = gcnew MenuItem( "&Open" );
      // Make menuItem2 the default menu item.
      menuItem2->DefaultItem = true;
   }

public void CreateMyMenus()
{
   MenuItem menuItem1 = new MenuItem("&File");
   MenuItem menuItem2 = new MenuItem("&New");
   MenuItem menuItem3 = new MenuItem("&Open");
   // Make menuItem2 the default menu item.
   menuItem2.DefaultItem = true;
}

Public Sub CreateMyMenus()
    Dim menuItem1 As New MenuItem("&File")
    Dim menuItem2 As New MenuItem("&New")
    Dim menuItem3 As New MenuItem("&Open")
    ' Make menuItem2 the default menu item.
    menuItem2.DefaultItem = True
End Sub

Remarks

The default menu item for a menu is boldfaced. When the user double-clicks a submenu that contains a default item, the default item is selected, and the submenu is closed. You can use the DefaultItem property to indicate, the default action that is expected in a menu or shortcut menu.

Applies to