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How to add an icon in a header of WinForms ContextMenuStripEx?
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By default, there is no support to add the image in header of ContextMenuStripEx, but you can override the Paint method of ContextMenuStripEx control by rendering the customized ContextMenuStripEx class.
Step 1: Create the custom render class called CustomContextMenuStripEx inheriting from ContextMenuStripEx.
Step 2: Override the paint method to add the image in header area of ContextMenuStripEx.
Step 3: Then initialize the custom render class named CustomContextMenuStripEx and add the ToolStripMenuItem in it.
Step 4: Now assign the initialized contextmenustrip to the Form’s ContextMenuStrip property.
Code:[C#]
//Custom renderer class public class CustomContextMenuStripEx : ContextMenuStripEx { public override Rectangle DisplayRectangle { get { Rectangle rc = base.DisplayRectangle; rc.Y += TitleHeight; return rc; } } public override Size GetPreferredSize(Size proposedSize) { Size szResult = base.GetPreferredSize(proposedSize); szResult.Height += TitleHeight; return szResult; } internal int TitleHeight { get { return 25; } } protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) { base.OnPaint(e); Image image = Image.FromFile(@"..\..\Images\ExitIcon.png"); e.Graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(Control.DefaultBackColor), 1, 1, this.Width - 2, TitleHeight); Rectangle imgRect = new Rectangle(2, 2, 16, 16); //Add the image e.Graphics.DrawImage(image, imgRect); Rectangle textRect = new Rectangle(imgRect.Width + 2, 2, this.Width, TitleHeight); e.Graphics.DrawString(Text, this.Font, new SolidBrush(Color.Black), textRect); } }
Assigning the custom renderer ContextMenuStripEx class to the Form ContextMenuStrip Property.
public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen; //Initializing the custom renderer class this.contextMenuStripEx = new CustomContextMenuStripEx(); this.contextMenuStripEx.Text = "Exit"; this.toolStripMenuItem1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem(); this.toolStripMenuItem2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem(); this.toolStripMenuItem3 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem(); //Associate the context menu this.toolStripMenuItem1.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(@"..\..\Images\CopyHS.png"); this.toolStripMenuItem2.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(@"..\..\Images\CutHS.png"); this.toolStripMenuItem3.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(@"..\..\Images\PasteHS.png"); this.toolStripMenuItem1.Text = "New"; this.toolStripMenuItem2.Text = "Copy"; this.toolStripMenuItem3.Text = "Cut"; this.contextMenuStripEx.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] { this.toolStripMenuItem1, this.toolStripMenuItem2, this.toolStripMenuItem3 }); //Add the CustomcontextmenustripEx to form ContextMenuStrip this.ContextMenuStrip = this.contextMenuStripEx; }
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