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How to align the MenuAdv control in different Orientation WPF?

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To align the MenuAdv control in the different orientation, an Orientation property of MenuAdv control can be used. The Orientation property has the two values such as Horizontal and Vertical. The same has been demonstrated in the following code example:

The following code shows how to set the orientation for MenuAdv control in vertical alignment

XAML:

<Window x:Class="NewText_WPfapplication.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:syncfusion="http://schemas.syncfusion.com/wpf"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid x:Name="Grid1">
<syncfusion:MenuAdv x:Name="_Menu1" Orientation="Vertical" Width="400" >
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="File">
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="New"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Open"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Close"/>
</syncfusion:MenuItemAdv>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Edit">
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Cut"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Copy"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Paste"/>
</syncfusion:MenuItemAdv>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="View">
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="SolutionExplorer"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="ToolBox"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Output"/>
</syncfusion:MenuItemAdv>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Project">
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Add Window"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Add Page"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Add class"/>
</syncfusion:MenuItemAdv>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Build">
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="_Build"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Rebuild"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Clean"/>
</syncfusion:MenuItemAdv>
</syncfusion:MenuAdv>
</Grid>
</Window>
 

 

C#

using Syncfusion.Windows.Tools.Controls;
using Syncfusion.Windows.Shared;
namespace NewText_WPfapplication
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
MenuAdv _Menu1 = new MenuAdv();
_Menu1.Orientation = Orientation.Vertical;
MenuItemAdv item1 = new MenuItemAdv();
item1.Header = "File";
MenuItemAdv _new = new MenuItemAdv();
_new.Header = "New";
MenuItemAdv _open = new MenuItemAdv();
_open.Header = "Open";
MenuItemAdv _close = new MenuItemAdv();
_close.Header = "Close";
item1.Items.Add(_new);
item1.Items.Add(_open);
item1.Items.Add(_close);
MenuItemAdv item2 = new MenuItemAdv();
item2.Header = "Edit";
MenuItemAdv _cut = new MenuItemAdv();
_cut.Header = "Cut";
MenuItemAdv _paste = new MenuItemAdv();
_paste.Header = "Paste";
MenuItemAdv _Copy = new MenuItemAdv();
_Copy.Header = "Copy";
item2.Items.Add(_cut);
item2.Items.Add(_paste);
item2.Items.Add(_Copy);
MenuItemAdv item3 = new MenuItemAdv();
item3.Header = "View";
MenuItemAdv _solutionexplorer= new MenuItemAdv();
_solutionexplorer.Header = "SolutionExplorer";
MenuItemAdv _toolbox = new MenuItemAdv();
_toolbox.Header = "ToolBox";
MenuItemAdv _output = new MenuItemAdv();
_output.Header = "Output";
item3.Items.Add(_solutionexplorer);
item3.Items.Add(_toolbox);
item3.Items.Add(_output);
MenuItemAdv item4 = new MenuItemAdv();
item4.Header = "Project";
MenuItemAdv _addpage = new MenuItemAdv();
_addpage.Header = "Add Page";
MenuItemAdv _addwindow = new MenuItemAdv();
_addwindow.Header = "Add window";
MenuItemAdv _addclass = new MenuItemAdv();
_addclass.Header = "Add class";
item4.Items.Add(_addpage);
item4.Items.Add(_addwindow);
item4.Items.Add(_addclass);
MenuItemAdv item5 = new MenuItemAdv();
item5.Header = "Build";
MenuItemAdv _build = new MenuItemAdv();
_build.Header = "_Build";
MenuItemAdv _rebuild = new MenuItemAdv();
_rebuild.Header = "Rebuild";
MenuItemAdv _clean = new MenuItemAdv();
_clean.Header = "Clean";
item5.Items.Add(_build);
item5.Items.Add(_rebuild);
item5.Items.Add(_clean);
_Menu1.Items.Add(item1);
_Menu1.Items.Add(item2);
_Menu1.Items.Add(item3);
_Menu1.Items.Add(item4);
_Menu1.Items.Add(item5);
Grid1.Children.Add(_Menu1);}
}
}

 

 

Output:

The following output shows the MenuAdv control aligned in vertical alignment.

 

 

    

 

The following code shows how to set the orientation for MenuAdv control in Horizontal alignment

 

XAML:

 

<Window x:Class="NewText_WPfapplication.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:syncfusion="http://schemas.syncfusion.com/wpf"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid x:Name="Grid1">
<syncfusion:MenuAdv x:Name="_Menu1" Orientation="Horizontal" Width="400" >
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="File">
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="New"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Open"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Close"/>
</syncfusion:MenuItemAdv>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Edit">
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Cut"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Copy"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Paste"/>
</syncfusion:MenuItemAdv>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="View">
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="SolutionExplorer"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="ToolBox"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Output"/>
</syncfusion:MenuItemAdv>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Project">
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Add Window"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Add Page"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Add class"/>
</syncfusion:MenuItemAdv>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Build">
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="_Build"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Rebuild"/>
<syncfusion:MenuItemAdv Header="Clean"/>
</syncfusion:MenuItemAdv>
</syncfusion:MenuAdv>
</Grid>
</Window>
 
 

 

 

C#:

using Syncfusion.Windows.Tools.Controls;
using Syncfusion.Windows.Shared;
 
namespace NewText_WPfapplication
{
/// <summary>
/// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
MenuAdv _Menu1 = new MenuAdv();
_Menu1.Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal;
MenuItemAdv item1 = new MenuItemAdv();
item1.Header = "File";
MenuItemAdv _new = new MenuItemAdv();
_new.Header = "New";
MenuItemAdv _open = new MenuItemAdv();
_open.Header = "Open";
MenuItemAdv _close = new MenuItemAdv();
_close.Header = "Close";
item1.Items.Add(_new);
item1.Items.Add(_open);
item1.Items.Add(_close);
MenuItemAdv item2 = new MenuItemAdv();
item2.Header = "Edit";
MenuItemAdv _cut = new MenuItemAdv();
_cut.Header = "Cut";
MenuItemAdv _paste = new MenuItemAdv();
_paste.Header = "Paste";
MenuItemAdv _Copy = new MenuItemAdv();
_Copy.Header = "Copy";
item2.Items.Add(_cut);
item2.Items.Add(_paste);
item2.Items.Add(_Copy);
MenuItemAdv item3 = new MenuItemAdv();
item3.Header = "View";
MenuItemAdv _solutionexplorer= new MenuItemAdv();
_solutionexplorer.Header = "SolutionExplorer";
MenuItemAdv _toolbox = new MenuItemAdv();
_toolbox.Header = "ToolBox";
MenuItemAdv _output = new MenuItemAdv();
_output.Header = "Output";
item3.Items.Add(_solutionexplorer);
item3.Items.Add(_toolbox);
item3.Items.Add(_output);
MenuItemAdv item4 = new MenuItemAdv();
item4.Header = "Project";
MenuItemAdv _addpage = new MenuItemAdv();
_addpage.Header = "Add Page";
MenuItemAdv _addwindow = new MenuItemAdv();
_addwindow.Header = "Add window";
MenuItemAdv _addclass = new MenuItemAdv();
_addclass.Header = "Add class";
item4.Items.Add(_addpage);
item4.Items.Add(_addwindow);
item4.Items.Add(_addclass);
MenuItemAdv item5 = new MenuItemAdv();
item5.Header = "Build";
MenuItemAdv _build = new MenuItemAdv();
_build.Header = "_Build";
MenuItemAdv _rebuild = new MenuItemAdv();
_rebuild.Header = "Rebuild";
MenuItemAdv _clean = new MenuItemAdv();
_clean.Header = "Clean";
item5.Items.Add(_build);
item5.Items.Add(_rebuild);
item5.Items.Add(_clean);
_Menu1.Items.Add(item1);
_Menu1.Items.Add(item2);
_Menu1.Items.Add(item3);
_Menu1.Items.Add(item4);
_Menu1.Items.Add(item5);
Grid1.Children.Add(_Menu1);}}}

 

 

 

Output:

The following output shows the MenuAdv aligned in horizontal alignment.

 

            

 

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to align the MenuAdv control in different Orientation WPF.

You can refer to our  WPF Menu feature tour page to know about its other groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our WPF Menu documentation to understand how to create and manipulate data.

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