MenuGroup.Items Property

Gets a list of menu items to display as siblings within the same menu group.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction
Assembly:  Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction (in Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Items As ObservableCollection(Of MenuBase)
    Get

public ObservableCollection<MenuBase> Items { get; }

public:
property ObservableCollection<MenuBase^>^ Items {
    ObservableCollection<MenuBase^>^ get ();
}

member Items : ObservableCollection<MenuBase>

function get Items () : ObservableCollection<MenuBase>

Property Value

Type: System.Collections.ObjectModel.ObservableCollection<MenuBase>
An ObservableCollection<T> of MenuAction items.

Examples

The following code example shows how to set up two MenuAction items and assign them to the Items collection of a MenuGroup. For more information, see Walkthrough: Creating a Menu Provider.

' The provider's constructor sets up the MenuAction objects 
' and the the MenuGroup which holds them.
Public Sub New()

    ' Set up the MenuAction which sets the control's 
    ' background to Blue.
    setBackgroundToBlueMenuAction = New MenuAction("Blue")
    setBackgroundToBlueMenuAction.Checkable = True
    AddHandler setBackgroundToBlueMenuAction.Execute, AddressOf SetBackgroundToBlue_Execute

    ' Set up the MenuAction which sets the control's 
    ' background to its default value.
    clearBackgroundMenuAction = New MenuAction("Cleared")
    clearBackgroundMenuAction.Checkable = True
    AddHandler clearBackgroundMenuAction.Execute, AddressOf ClearBackground_Execute

    ' Set up the MenuGroup which holds the MenuAction items.
    Dim backgroundFlyoutGroup As New MenuGroup("SetBackgroundsGroup", "Set Background")

    ' If HasDropDown is false, the group appears inline, 
    ' instead of as a flyout. Set to true.
    backgroundFlyoutGroup.HasDropDown = True
    backgroundFlyoutGroup.Items.Add(setBackgroundToBlueMenuAction)
    backgroundFlyoutGroup.Items.Add(clearBackgroundMenuAction)
    Me.Items.Add(backgroundFlyoutGroup)

    ' The UpdateItemStatus event is raised immediately before 
    ' this provider shows its tabs, which provides the opportunity 
    ' to set states.
    AddHandler UpdateItemStatus, AddressOf CustomContextMenuProvider_UpdateItemStatus

End Sub

// The provider's constructor sets up the MenuAction objects 
// and the the MenuGroup which holds them.
public CustomContextMenuProvider()
{   
    // Set up the MenuAction which sets the control's 
    // background to Blue.
    setBackgroundToBlueMenuAction = new MenuAction("Blue");
    setBackgroundToBlueMenuAction.Checkable = true;
    setBackgroundToBlueMenuAction.Execute += 
        new EventHandler<MenuActionEventArgs>(SetBackgroundToBlue_Execute);

    // Set up the MenuAction which sets the control's 
    // background to its default value.
    clearBackgroundMenuAction = new MenuAction("Cleared");
    clearBackgroundMenuAction.Checkable = true;
    clearBackgroundMenuAction.Execute += 
        new EventHandler<MenuActionEventArgs>(ClearBackground_Execute);

    // Set up the MenuGroup which holds the MenuAction items.
    MenuGroup backgroundFlyoutGroup = 
        new MenuGroup("SetBackgroundsGroup", "Set Background");

    // If HasDropDown is false, the group appears inline, 
    // instead of as a flyout. Set to true.
    backgroundFlyoutGroup.HasDropDown = true;
    backgroundFlyoutGroup.Items.Add(setBackgroundToBlueMenuAction);
    backgroundFlyoutGroup.Items.Add(clearBackgroundMenuAction);
    this.Items.Add(backgroundFlyoutGroup);

    // The UpdateItemStatus event is raised immediately before 
    // this provider shows its tabs, which provides the opportunity 
    // to set states.
    UpdateItemStatus += 
        new EventHandler<MenuActionEventArgs>(
            CustomContextMenuProvider_UpdateItemStatus);
}

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

MenuGroup Class

Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction Namespace

MenuAction

PrimarySelectionContextMenuProvider

Other Resources

Walkthrough: Creating a Menu Provider