MenuItem.Select Event
Definition
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Occurs when the user places the pointer over a menu item.
public:
event EventHandler ^ Select;
public event EventHandler Select;
member this.Select : EventHandler
Public Custom Event Select As EventHandler
Event Type
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Select event of the MenuItem class to assign help text to a StatusBarPanel of a StatusBar control. This example requires that MenuItem objects named menuOpen
, menuSave
, and menuExit
are added to a MainMenu control on a form. The example also requires that a StatusBar control, named statusBar1
has been added to the form. The StatusBar control should contain a StatusBarPanel.
private:
void MenuSelected( Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
{
if ( sender == menuOpen )
statusBar1->Panels[ 0 ]->Text = "Opens a file to edit";
else
if ( sender == menuSave )
statusBar1->Panels[ 0 ]->Text = "Saves the current file";
else
if ( sender == menuExit )
statusBar1->Panels[ 0 ]->Text = "Exits the application";
else
statusBar1->Panels[ 0 ]->Text = "Ready";
}
private void MenuSelected(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
if (sender == menuOpen)
statusBar1.Panels[0].Text = "Opens a file to edit";
else if(sender == menuSave)
statusBar1.Panels[0].Text = "Saves the current file";
else if(sender == menuExit)
statusBar1.Panels[0].Text = "Exits the application";
else
statusBar1.Panels[0].Text = "Ready";
}
Private Sub MenuSelected(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles menuOpen.Select, menuExit.Select, menuSave.Select
If sender Is menuOpen Then
StatusBar1.Panels(0).Text = "Opens a file to edit"
Else
If sender Is menuSave Then
StatusBar1.Panels(0).Text = "Saves the current file"
Else
If sender Is menuExit Then
StatusBar1.Panels(0).Text = "Exits the application"
Else
StatusBar1.Panels(0).Text = "Ready"
End If
End If
End If
End Sub
Remarks
This event is typically raised when the user places the mouse pointer over the menu item. The event can also be raised when the user highlights a menu item using the keyboard by scrolling to the menu item with the arrow keys. You can use this event to display a detailed help string pertaining to this menu item in an application's status bar. For more information about handling events, see Handling and Raising Events.
Note
If the MenuItems property for the MenuItem contains any items, this event is not raised. This event is not raised for parent menu items.