ToolStripDropDownItem.HideDropDown Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

ToolStripDropDownItem.cs

Makes a visible ToolStripDropDown hidden.

C#

public void HideDropDown();

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to hide a ToolStripDropDownItem control when a button is pressed. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the ToolStripDropDownItem class.

C#

// This method hides the drop-down for the first item
// in the form's ToolStrip.
private void hideButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    ToolStripDropDownItem item = this.toolStrip1.Items[0] as ToolStripDropDownItem;

    item.HideDropDown();
}

Remarks

Use the HideDropDown method to prevent the user from choosing one of the options available on the associated ToolStripDropDown control.

Applies to