ToolStripDropDownItem.HideDropDown Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

ToolStripDropDownItem.cs

Makes a visible ToolStripDropDown hidden.

public:
 void HideDropDown();

public void HideDropDown ();

member this.HideDropDown : unit -> unit

Public Sub HideDropDown ()

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to hide a ToolStripDropDownItem control when a button is pressed. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the ToolStripDropDownItem class.

// This method hides the drop-down for the first item
// in the form's ToolStrip.
private void hideButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    ToolStripDropDownItem item = this.toolStrip1.Items[0] as ToolStripDropDownItem;

    item.HideDropDown();
}

' This method hides the drop-down for the first item
' in the form's ToolStrip.
 Private Sub hideButton_Click( _
 ByVal sender As Object, _
 ByVal e As EventArgs) _
 Handles hideButton.Click

     Dim item As ToolStripDropDownItem = CType(Me.toolStrip1.Items(0), ToolStripDropDownItem)

     item.HideDropDown()
 End Sub

Remarks

Use the HideDropDown method to prevent the user from choosing one of the options available on the associated ToolStripDropDown control.