ToolStripDropDownItem.DropDownItemClicked Event

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Occurs when the ToolStripDropDown is clicked.

public:
 event System::Windows::Forms::ToolStripItemClickedEventHandler ^ DropDownItemClicked;

public event System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemClickedEventHandler? DropDownItemClicked;

member this.DropDownItemClicked : System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemClickedEventHandler 

Public Custom Event DropDownItemClicked As ToolStripItemClickedEventHandler 

Event Type

ToolStripItemClickedEventHandler

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to handle the DropDownItemClicked event for multiple ToolStripDropDownItem controls. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the ToolStripDropDownItem class.

// This method handles the DropDownItemClicked event from a 
// ToolStripDropDownItem. It displays the value of the clicked
// item's Text property in the form's StatusStrip control.
void toolStripDropDownItem_DropDownItemClicked(object sender, ToolStripItemClickedEventArgs e)
{
    string msg = String.Format("Item clicked: {0}", e.ClickedItem.Text);
    this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = msg;
}

' This method handles the DropDownItemClicked event from a 
' ToolStripDropDownItem. It displays the value of the clicked
' item's Text property in the form's StatusStrip control.
 Private Sub toolStripDropDownItem_DropDownItemClicked( _
 ByVal sender As Object, _
 ByVal e As ToolStripItemClickedEventArgs)

     Dim msg As String = String.Format("Item clicked: {0}", e.ClickedItem.Text)
     Me.toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = msg

 End Sub

Remarks

For more information about handling events, see Handling and Raising Events.