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How to: Create an MDI Form with Menu Merging and ToolStrip Controls |
03/30/2017 |
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How to: Create an MDI Form with Menu Merging and ToolStrip Controls
The xref:System.Windows.Forms?displayProperty=nameWithType namespace supports multiple document interface (MDI) applications, and the xref:System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip control supports menu merging. MDI forms can also xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip controls.
There is extensive support for this feature in [!INCLUDEvsprvs].
Also see Walkthrough: Creating an MDI Form with Menu Merging and ToolStrip Controls.
Example
The following code example demonstrates how to use xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripPanel controls with an MDI form. The form also supports menu merging with child menus.
[!code-csharpSystem.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.MdiForm#1] [!code-vbSystem.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.MdiForm#1]
Compiling the Code
This code example requires:
- References to the System.Drawing and System.Windows.Forms assemblies.
For information about building this example from the command line for [!INCLUDEvbprvb] or [!INCLUDEcsprcs], see Building from the Command Line or Command-line Building With csc.exe. You can also build this example in [!INCLUDEvsprvs] by pasting the code into a new project. Also sssee How to: Compile and Run a Complete Windows Forms Code Example Using Visual Studio.