ToolStripContainer Class
Provides panels on each side of the form and a central panel that can hold one or more controls.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
ToolStripContainer is similar to SplitContainer. It uses four docked side panels (instances of ToolStripPanel) and one central panel (an instance of ToolStripContentPanel) to create a typical arrangement. You cannot remove the side panels, but you can hide them by setting their respective TopToolStripPanelVisible, BottomToolStripPanelVisible, LeftToolStripPanelVisible, and RightToolStripPanelVisible properties to false. By default, each of these properties is true at design time. Also at design time, the ToolStripContainer appears with its top panel already expanded. You can neither remove nor hide the ToolStripContentPanel. You can arrange one or more ToolStrip, MenuStrip, or StatusStrip controls in the side panels, and you can use the central panel for other controls. The ToolStripContentPanel also provides a way to get renderer support into the body of your form for a consistent appearance.
ToolStripContainer does not support Multiple Document Interface (MDI) applications. Use ToolStripPanel for MDI applications.
The following code example demonstrates adding a ToolStripContainer and a ToolStrip to a Windows Forms, adding items to the ToolStrip, and adding the ToolStrip to the TopToolStripPanel of the ToolStripContainer.
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 toolStripContainer1 As ToolStripContainer Private toolStrip1 As ToolStrip Public Sub New() InitializeComponent() End Sub 'New <STAThread()> _ Shared Sub Main() Application.EnableVisualStyles() Application.Run(New Form1()) End Sub 'Main Private Sub InitializeComponent() toolStripContainer1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer() toolStrip1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip() ' Add items to the ToolStrip. toolStrip1.Items.Add("One") toolStrip1.Items.Add("Two") toolStrip1.Items.Add("Three") ' Add the ToolStrip to the top panel of the ToolStripContainer. toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Controls.Add(toolStrip1) ' Add the ToolStripContainer to the form. Controls.Add(toolStripContainer1) End Sub 'InitializeComponent End Class 'Form1
System.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel.Component
System.Windows.Forms.Control
System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl
System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer
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
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