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How to: Set the ToolStrip Renderer at Run Time |
03/30/2017 |
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How to: Set the ToolStrip Renderer at Run Time
You can customize the appearance of your xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip control by creating a custom ProfessionalColorTable class.
Example
The following code example demonstrates how to create a custom ProfessionalColorTable class. This class defines gradients for a xref:System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip and a xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip control.
To use this code example, compile and run the application, and then click Change Colors to apply the gradients defined in the custom ProfessionalColorTable class.
[!code-csharpSystem.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc#1]
[!code-vbSystem.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc#1]
[!code-csharpSystem.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc#20]
[!code-vbSystem.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc#20]
Defining a Custom ProfessionalColorTable class
The custom gradients are defined in the CustomProfessionalColors class.
[!code-csharpSystem.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc#30] [!code-vbSystem.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc#30]
Assigning a Custom Renderer
Create a new ToolStripProfessionalRenderer with a CustomProfessionalColors class, and assign it to the xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripManager.Renderer%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType property.
[!code-csharpSystem.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc#22] [!code-vbSystem.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.Misc#22]
Compiling the Code
This example requires:
- References to the System.Design, 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 see How to: Compile and Run a Complete Windows Forms Code Example Using Visual Studio.
See Also
xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripManager
xref:System.Windows.Forms.ProfessionalColorTable
xref:System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip
xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip
xref:System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProfessionalRenderer
ToolStrip Control