ToolStripDropDownButton Class
Represents a control that when clicked displays an associated ToolStripDropDown from which the user can select a single item.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
'Declaration <ToolStripItemDesignerAvailabilityAttribute(ToolStripItemDesignerAvailability.None Or ToolStripItemDesignerAvailability.ToolStrip Or ToolStripItemDesignerAvailability.StatusStrip)> _ Public Class ToolStripDropDownButton _ Inherits ToolStripDropDownItem 'Usage Dim instance As ToolStripDropDownButton
ToolStripDropDownButton looks like ToolStripButton, but it shows a drop-down area when the user clicks it. Hide or show the drop-down arrow by setting the ShowDropDownArrow property. ToolStripDropDownButton hosts a ToolStripOverflowButton that displays items that overflow the ToolStrip.
Use the ToolStripDropDownButton to activate familiar drop-down controls such as color pickers. Set the ShowDropDownArrow property to true to more clearly indicate to the user that further options are available on the drop-down list.
The following code example displays three ToolStripButton controls when the ToolStripDropDownButton is clicked. The buttons change the foreground color of the form.
' Declare the drop-down button and the items it will contain. Friend WithEvents dropDownButton1 As ToolStripDropDownButton Friend WithEvents dropDown As ToolStripDropDown Friend WithEvents buttonRed As ToolStripButton Friend WithEvents buttonBlue As ToolStripButton Friend WithEvents buttonYellow As ToolStripButton Private Sub InitializeDropDownButton() dropDownButton1 = New ToolStripDropDownButton() dropDown = New ToolStripDropDown() dropDownButton1.Text = "A" ' Set the drop-down on the ToolStripDropDownButton. dropDownButton1.DropDown = dropDown ' Set the drop-down direction. dropDownButton1.DropDownDirection = ToolStripDropDownDirection.Left ' Do not show a drop-down arrow. dropDownButton1.ShowDropDownArrow = False ' Declare three buttons, set their foreground color and text, ' and add the buttons to the drop-down. buttonRed = New ToolStripButton() buttonRed.ForeColor = Color.Red buttonRed.Text = "A" buttonBlue = New ToolStripButton() buttonBlue.ForeColor = Color.Blue buttonBlue.Text = "A" buttonYellow = New ToolStripButton() buttonYellow.ForeColor = Color.Yellow buttonYellow.Text = "A" dropDown.Items.AddRange(New ToolStripItem() {buttonRed, buttonBlue, buttonYellow}) toolStrip1.Items.Add(dropDownButton1) End Sub ' Handle the buttons' click event by setting the foreground color of the ' form to the foreground color of the button that is clicked. Public Sub colorButtonsClick(ByVal sender As [Object], ByVal e As EventArgs) _ Handles buttonRed.Click, buttonBlue.Click, buttonYellow.Click Dim senderButton As ToolStripButton = CType(sender, ToolStripButton) Me.ForeColor = senderButton.ForeColor End Sub
System.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel.Component
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDownItem
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDownButton
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripOverflowButton
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