How to: Add a Control to a ToolStripContentPanel

You can programmatically add one or more controls to a ToolStripContentPanel.

Example

The following code example demonstrates how to add a RichTextBox to a ToolStripContentPanel.

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class Form1
   Inherits Form
   Private tsc As ToolStripContainer
   Private rtb As RichTextBox
   Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()
   End Sub
   
   <STAThread()>  _
   Shared Sub Main()
      Application.EnableVisualStyles()
      Application.Run(New Form1())
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub InitializeComponent()
      Me.tsc = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer()
      Me.rtb = New System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox()
      Me.tsc.ContentPanel.Controls.Add(Me.rtb)
      Me.Controls.Add(tsc)
   End Sub
End Class

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;


public class Form1 : Form
{
    private ToolStripContainer tsc;
    private RichTextBox rtb;

    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }    
[STAThread]
static void Main()
    {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }

    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
        this.tsc = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripContainer();
        this.rtb = new System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox();
        this.tsc.ContentPanel.Controls.Add(this.rtb);
        this.Controls.Add(this.tsc);

    }
}

Compiling the Code

This code example requires:

• References to the System, System.Data and System.Windows.Forms assemblies.

For information about building this example from the command line for Visual Basic or Visual C#, see Building from the Command Line (Visual Basic) or Command-Line Building. You can also build this example in Visual Studio by pasting the code into a new project. How to: Compile and Run a Complete Windows Forms Code Example Using Visual Studio
How to: Compile and Run a Complete Windows Forms Code Example Using Visual Studio
How to: Compile and Run a Complete Windows Forms Code Example Using Visual Studio
How to: Compile and Run a Complete Windows Forms Code Example Using Visual Studio

ToolStripContainer Tasks Dialog Box
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ToolStripContainer Tasks Dialog Box

See Also

Reference

ToolStripContentPanel
ToolStripContainer

Other Resources

ToolStripContainer Control
ToolStrip Control (Windows Forms)