ToolStripDropDownItem.DropDownItemClicked Event

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

ToolStripDropDownItem.cs

Occurs when the ToolStripDropDown is clicked.

C#

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

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.

C#

// 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;
}

Remarks

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

Applies to