Embedding arbitrary item in RadMenuStrip

 

Article information
Article relates to	r.a.d menustrip for WinForms
Created by	Tsvetan Raikov, Telerik
Last modified	February 9, 2007
Last modified by	Tsvetan Raikov, Telerik

HOW-TO
Embed arbitrary item in RadMenuStrip

SOLUTION

In r.a.d menustrip you can embed any custom RadElement. To do this follow the steps below:

1. Create instances of RadMenuContentItem and your custom element (in this case RadTextBoxElement):
    

   RadMenuContentItem contentItem = new RadMenuContentItem();

   RadTextBoxElement textBoxElement = new RadTextBoxElement();

   
    
2. Set the AutoSizeMode property to WrapAroundChildren. The MaxSize property must be set to some restrictive value:
   
   

   textBoxElement.AutoSizeMode =

   Telerik.WinControls.RadAutoSizeMode.WrapAroundChildren;

   textBoxElement.MaxSize = new Size(150, 19);

   
    
3. Assign  the ContentElement  property  with your custom element and add the content item to menu items list:
   
   

   contentItem.ContentElement = textBoxElement;

   RadMenuItem1.Items.Add(contentItem);