Finding sub menu item

Question

I've got a Windows Forms menu bar, with one menu item. Below that is 1 Sub Item.

Let's say File → Open.

I'm trying to get a reference to the sub menu, but it is giving me a hard time.

ToolStripItem main = menuMain.Items["File"]; //This is fine.
ToolStripMenuItem sub =  main.DropDownItems(0); 
//Toolstrip item does not contain an extension for DropDownItems ??

How can I get a reference to the sub menu item?

Answer 1

Try this:

ToolStripDropDownButton main = (ToolStripDropDownButton) toolStrip1.Items["File"];
ToolStripMenuItem sub = (ToolStripMenuItem) main.DropDownItems["FileOpen"];

You need to cast the items to the right class. Please note that "File" and "FileOpen" are the names of the object.

Answer 2

use:

var main = (ToolStripDropDownItem) menuMain.Items["File"];
var sub = main.DropDownItems[0]

DropDownItems property blongs to ToolStripDropDownItem which is the base class for:

• ToolStripMenuItem
• ToolStripDropDownButton
• ToolStripSplitButton