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OleMenuCommandService.ShowContextMenu Method

Shows the shortcut menu with the given command ID at the given location.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Sub ShowContextMenu ( _
    menuID As CommandID, _
    x As Integer, _
    y As Integer _
)
public override void ShowContextMenu(
    CommandID menuID,
    int x,
    int y
)
public:
virtual void ShowContextMenu(
    CommandID^ menuID, 
    int x, 
    int y
) override
abstract ShowContextMenu : 
        menuID:CommandID * 
        x:int * 
        y:int -> unit  
override ShowContextMenu : 
        menuID:CommandID * 
        x:int * 
        y:int -> unit
public override function ShowContextMenu(
    menuID : CommandID, 
    x : int, 
    y : int
)

Parameters

  • menuID
    Type: CommandID

    A command ID representing the shortcut menu to show.

  • x
    Type: Int32

    The horizontal position, in screen coordinates, of the top, left corner of the shortcut menu. If the shortcut menu does not fit on the screen, the operating system relocates it to fit.

  • y
    Type: Int32

    The vertical position, in screen coordinates, of the top, left corner of the shortcut menu. If the shortcut menu does not fit on the screen, the operating system relocates it to fit.

Implements

IMenuCommandService.ShowContextMenu(CommandID, Int32, Int32)

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

menuID is null.

Remarks

This method shows a shortcut menu that has been tagged with the given command ID at the given location. A shortcut menu is always tagged with a command ID that defines it. Coordinates are global to the screen.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

OleMenuCommandService Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace