Programmatically add ToolStrip menu items

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How to add ToolStrip menu items programmatically?

MSDN How to: Add ToolStrip Items Dynamically: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229625(v=vs.110).aspx — Matt Wilko, Feb 18 '14 at 15:16

Sarvesh Mishra · Answer 1 · 2014-02-18T15:41:09.413

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here is the code... for adding non-toolstrip default controls.. Dim StripHost1 As New ToolStripControlHost(button1) ToolStrip1.Items.Add(StripHost1)

for adding toolstrip menu items (defaults, allowed at design time also)..

Friend WithEvents myToolStripButton As System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton
Me.myToolStripButton = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton
Me.MainToolStrip.Items.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem() {Me.myToolStripButton})

edited Feb 18 '14 at 15:41

answered Feb 18 '14 at 15:27

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The OP was looking for menu items, not buttons in a ToolStripControlHost. – LarsTech Feb 18 '14 at 15:28

Argon · Answer 2 · 2014-02-19T09:28:57.457

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The following worked for me as all I wanted was to achieve a toolstrip generated text.

Private Sub Button7_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button7.Click
    Dim NEOitem As String = TextBox6.Text
    ContextMenuStrip1.Items.Add(NEOitem)
End Sub

edited Feb 19 '14 at 09:28

answered Feb 19 '14 at 07:59

Argon

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