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ContextMenuProvider Constructor

Initializes a new instance of the ContextMenuProvider class.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Sub New
protected ContextMenuProvider()
protected:
ContextMenuProvider()
new : unit -> ContextMenuProvider
protected function ContextMenuProvider()

Remarks

Use the constructor to create the MenuAction and MenuGroup items that are shown on the context menu.

Examples

The following code example shows how to initialize a custom type, which is derived from the PrimarySelectionContextMenuProvider class. The derived type implements a custom context menu, which sets the Background property of a control at design time. 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

See Also

Reference

ContextMenuProvider Class

Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction Namespace

PrimarySelectionContextMenuProvider

MenuGroup

MenuAction

FeatureProvider

Other Resources

Feature Providers and Feature Connectors

Understanding WPF Designer Extensibility