Creating Run-Time Menus in C#

Tools Used: .NET Framework, EditPlus.



The following example demonstrates how to add menu item and remove menu items at runtime.

/*
Author - Mokhtar B
Date - 13th June, 2001
Company - Adsoft Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Application Type - Windows Forms
*/
using System;
using System.WinForms;
using System.Drawing;
//<Summary>
///This application demonstrates how to create Menus at runtime.
///</Summary> 
class RuntimeMenus:Form
{
private MainMenu myMenu;
private MenuItem mnuFile, mnuExit, mnuRtime;
private Button btnAdd, btnRemove, btnClose;
private Graphics g;
private Font DispFont;
private SolidBrush MyBrush;
static int i;
///Constructor Calls InitializeComponents method, which is used
///for initializing components that are used in the application
public RuntimeMenus()
{
InitializeComponents();
}
public void InitializeComponents()
{
DispFont = new Font("Verdana",8,FontStyle.Bold);
MyBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.Blue);
//Instantiating Main Menu
myMenu = new MainMenu();
//Instantiating Menus
mnuFile = new MenuItem("&File");
mnuRtime = new MenuItem("&Runtime Menu");
//Adding menus to Main Menu
myMenu.MenuItems.Add(mnuFile);
myMenu.MenuItems.Add(mnuRtime);
//Instantiating Exit menuitem along with a shortcut key.
mnuExit = new MenuItem("&Exit", new EventHandlerbtnClose_Click),Shortcut.CtrlX);
//Adding menuitem to File Menu
mnuFile.MenuItems.Add(mnuExit);
//Instantiating Add Button
btnAdd = new Button();
btnAdd.Location = new Point(275,20);
btnAdd.Text = "&Add";
btnAdd.Click += new EventHandler(btnAdd_Click);
btnAdd.Size = new Size(100,30);
//Instantiating Remove Button
btnRemove = new Button();
btnRemove.Location = new Point(275,60);
btnRemove.Text = "&Remove";
btnRemove.Click += new EventHandler(btnRemove_Click);
btnRemove.Size = new Size(100,30);
//Instantiating Close Button
btnClose = new Button();
btnClose.Location = new Point(275,100);
btnClose.Text = "&Close";
btnClose.Click += new EventHandler(btnClose_Click);
btnClose.Size = new Size(100,30);
//Adding Buttons to Form
this.Controls.Add(btnAdd);
this.Controls.Add(btnRemove);
this.Controls.Add(btnClose);
//Setting properties of the Form
this.MaximizeBox = false;
this.MinimizeBox = false;
this.Text = "Creating Menus on the Fly";
this.Menu = myMenu;
this.Size = new Size(400,250);
this.CancelButton = btnClose;
this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
//Initializing Graphics from Windows Handle
g = Graphics.FromHWND(this.Handle);
}
///Adds Menuitems to RuntimeMenu
protected void btnAdd_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
mnuRtime.MenuItems.Add("Runtime Menu " + (i+1), new EventHandler mnuRtime_Click));
g.Clear(Color.FromARGB(216,208,200));
g.DrawString("Runtime Menu " + (i + 1) + " added Successfully",DispFont,MyBrush,50,150);
i++;
}
///Removes Menuitems from RuntimeMenu
protected void btnRemove_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (i <= 0)
{
g.Clear(Color.FromARGB(216,208,200));
g.DrawString("Menu is Empty",DispFont, MyBrush,125,150);
}
else
{
mnuRtime.MenuItems.Remove(i-1);
g.Clear(Color.FromARGB(216,208,200));
g.DrawString("Runtime Menu " + (i) + " Removed Successfully",DispFont,MyBrush,50,150);
i=i-1;
}
}
//Event for Displaying the MessageBox on Clicking
protected void mnuRtime_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
String s = sender.ToString();
MessageBox.Show("You Clicked " + s.Substring(28), "RunTime Menu", MessageBox.IconInformation);
}
///Event for Closing Window
protected void btnClose_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Application.Exit();
}
///Instantiating the Application
public static void Main()
{
Application.Run(new RuntimeMenus());
}
}