Add a Menu on the Button in c#

Question

I want to create a button that when clicked, a menu will be shown. I want it to look like this (with an arrow on the side):

contextMenuStrip output

I tried the following code on the onClick event:

Button btnSender = (Button)sender;
Point ptLowerLeft = new Point(0, btnSender.Height);
ptLowerLeft = btnSender.PointToScreen(ptLowerLeft);
contextMenuStrip1.Show(ptLowerLeft);

but the output is this:

code output

How can I create a button with an arrow on the right and the menu will show right next to it when clicked?

I guess this is Windows Forms that you are talking about, right? — Georg, Mar 26 '15 at 07:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 26 '15 at 08:01

The very hort answer is that I think you confused width with height. Just exchange the line

Point ptLowerLeft = new Point(0, btnSender.Height);

with

Point ptUpperRight = new Point(btnSender.Width, 0);

However, there is usually more to do. Especially, depending on the buttons position, the context menu may show up outside the visible area of the screen. I think the easiest solution would be to use a toolbar control. As far as I remember there is a control that supports this behavior.

Thanks a lot Georg. :) – ThEpRoGrAmMiNgNoOb Mar 26 '15 at 08:10 — ThEpRoGrAmMiNgNoOb, Mar 26 '15 at 08:10

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 26 '15 at 08:13

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To add to Georg's answer: To add an Image you simply write:

button1.Image = Image.FromFile(yourImageFile); // or a resource etc..
button1.ImageAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
button1.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;

answered Mar 26 '15 at 08:13

TaW

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 26 '15 at 08:00

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Why dont you use menu instead of button or you can add a background image with a small arrow which you can make visible on hover or on button click

answered Mar 26 '15 at 08:00

Add a Menu on the Button in c#

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