Add ToolMenuStripItem to MenuStrip at specific item?

Question

I am using WinForms, i have tried TreeView and it almost have similar structure to the MenuStrip, only one thing i can't figure out is how to insert a ToolStripMenuItem as a sub item. Is there anyway maybe like:

//There is no Items.Add() after you find the toolstripitem array
MenuStrip.Items.Find("key").Items.Add().
//Same thing
ToolStripMenuItem.Items.Find("key").Items.Add().

I have tried almost everything and there is nothing like that at all, maybe someone could help me.

Tomislav Markovski · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-21T14:49:22.727

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Try this code.

        var item = menuStrip1.Items["toolStripMenuItem1"];

        ToolStripMenuItem newItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("my new item");
        var index = menuStrip1.Items.IndexOf(item);
        menuStrip1.Items.Insert(index + 1, newItem);

Edit: Updated with new code.

Edit2: This code will add the new menu item inside as dropdown item.

        ToolStripMenuItem item = (ToolStripMenuItem)menuStrip1.Items["toolStripMenuItem1"];

        ToolStripMenuItem newItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("my new item");
        item.DropDownItems.Add(newItem);

edited Dec 21 '11 at 14:49

answered Dec 21 '11 at 13:50

Tomislav Markovski

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All my ToolStripMenuItem returns MergeIndex value -1, Why ? – yahya kh Dec 21 '11 at 14:14
did you try this code, it's not doing anything form me, it's just adding another item not inside but next to it. – yahya kh Dec 21 '11 at 14:41
Yes, this code should add it item next to it. If you want to add items inside it, see the Edited code. – Tomislav Markovski Dec 21 '11 at 14:48
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Seems all it took was just to parse the ToolStripItem to ToolStripMenuItem. Thank you very much, exactly what i was looking for. – yahya kh Dec 21 '11 at 15:04

Add ToolMenuStripItem to MenuStrip at specific item?

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