ToolBarButtonStyle Enumeration
Specifies the button style within a toolbar.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | PushButton | A standard, three-dimensional button. |
![]() | ToggleButton | A toggle button that appears sunken when clicked and retains the sunken appearance until clicked again. |
![]() | Separator | A space or line between toolbar buttons. The appearance depends on the value of the Appearance property. |
![]() | DropDownButton | A drop-down control that displays a menu or other window when clicked. |
This enumeration is used by members such as ToolBarButton.Style.
The toolbar button appearance is determined by the Appearance property of the toolbar. Setting the Appearance property to Flat will give the toolbar and its buttons a flat appearance. As the mouse pointer moves over the buttons, they take on a three-dimensional appearance. Also, when the toolbar has a flat appearance, button separators appear as a line rather than as a space between the buttons.
The following example instantiates a ToolBar and three ToolBarButton controls, assigns the buttons to the toolbar, and sets some of the buttons' common properties. This code assumes a MenuItem, ImageList, ToolTip and a Form have been instantiated and the ImageList has at least one Image assigned to it.
Public Sub InitializeMyToolBar()
' Create the ToolBar, ToolBarButton controls, and menus.
Dim toolBarButton1 As New ToolBarButton("Open")
Dim toolBarButton2 As New ToolBarButton()
Dim toolBarButton3 As New ToolBarButton()
Dim toolBar1 As New ToolBar()
Dim menuItem1 As New MenuItem("Print")
Dim contextMenu1 As New ContextMenu(New MenuItem(){menuItem1})
' Add the ToolBarButton controls to the ToolBar.
toolBar1.Buttons.Add(toolBarButton1)
toolBar1.Buttons.Add(toolBarButton2)
toolBar1.Buttons.Add(toolBarButton3)
' Assign an ImageList to the ToolBar and show ToolTips.
toolBar1.ImageList = imageList1
toolBar1.ShowToolTips = True
' Assign ImageIndex, ContextMenu, Text, ToolTip, and
' Style properties of the ToolBarButton controls.
toolBarButton2.Style = ToolBarButtonStyle.Separator
toolBarButton3.Text = "Print"
toolBarButton3.Style = ToolBarButtonStyle.DropDownButton
toolBarButton3.ToolTipText = "Print"
toolBarButton3.ImageIndex = 0
toolBarButton3.DropDownMenu = contextMenu1
' Add the ToolBar to a form.
Controls.Add(toolBar1)
End Sub
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