ToolStripManager.Renderer Property

Definition

Gets or sets the default painting styles for the form.

C#
public static System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripRenderer Renderer { get; set; }

Property Value

One of the ToolStripRenderer values.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to apply a custom professional renderer to an individual ToolStrip or to the application as a whole.

C#
// This example demonstrates how to apply a 
// custom professional renderer to an individual
// ToolStrip or to the application as a whole.
class Form6 : Form
{
    ComboBox targetComboBox = new ComboBox();

    public Form6()
    {
        // Alter the renderer at the top level.

        // Create and populate a new ToolStrip control.
        ToolStrip ts = new ToolStrip();
        ts.Name = "ToolStrip";
        ts.Items.Add("Apples");
        ts.Items.Add("Oranges");
        ts.Items.Add("Pears");

        // Create a new menustrip with a new window.
        MenuStrip ms = new MenuStrip();
        ms.Name = "MenuStrip";
        ms.Dock = DockStyle.Top;

        // add top level items
        ToolStripMenuItem fileMenuItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("File");
        ms.Items.Add(fileMenuItem);
        ms.Items.Add("Edit");
        ms.Items.Add("View");
        ms.Items.Add("Window");

        // Add subitems to the "File" menu.
        fileMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add("Open");
        fileMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add("Save");
        fileMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add("Save As...");
        fileMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add("-");
        fileMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add("Exit");

        // Add a Button control to apply renderers.
        Button applyButton = new Button();
        applyButton.Text = "Apply Custom Renderer";
        applyButton.Click += new EventHandler(applyButton_Click);

        // Add the ComboBox control for choosing how
        // to apply the renderers.
        targetComboBox.Items.Add("All");
        targetComboBox.Items.Add("MenuStrip");
        targetComboBox.Items.Add("ToolStrip");
        targetComboBox.Items.Add("Reset");

        // Create and set up a TableLayoutPanel control.
        TableLayoutPanel tlp = new TableLayoutPanel();
        tlp.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
        tlp.RowCount = 1;
        tlp.ColumnCount = 2;
        tlp.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.AutoSize));
        tlp.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.Percent));
        tlp.Controls.Add(applyButton);
        tlp.Controls.Add(targetComboBox);

        // Create a GroupBox for the TableLayoutPanel control.
        GroupBox gb = new GroupBox();
        gb.Text = "Apply Renderers";
        gb.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
        gb.Controls.Add(tlp);

        // Add the GroupBox to the form.
        this.Controls.Add(gb);

        // Add the ToolStrip to the form's Controls collection.
        this.Controls.Add(ts);

        // Add the MenuStrip control last.
        // This is important for correct placement in the z-order.
        this.Controls.Add(ms);
    }

    // This event handler is invoked when 
    // the "Apply Renderers" button is clicked.
    // Depending on the value selected in a ComboBox control,
    // it applies a custom renderer selectively to
    // individual MenuStrip or ToolStrip controls,
    // or it applies a custom renderer to the 
    // application as a whole.
    void applyButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        ToolStrip ms = ToolStripManager.FindToolStrip("MenuStrip");
        ToolStrip ts = ToolStripManager.FindToolStrip("ToolStrip");

        if (targetComboBox.SelectedItem != null)
        {
            switch (targetComboBox.SelectedItem.ToString())
            {
                case "Reset":
                {
                    ms.RenderMode = ToolStripRenderMode.ManagerRenderMode;
                    ts.RenderMode = ToolStripRenderMode.ManagerRenderMode;

                    // Set the default RenderMode to Professional.
                    ToolStripManager.RenderMode = ToolStripManagerRenderMode.Professional;

                    break;
                }

                case "All":
                {
                    ms.RenderMode = ToolStripRenderMode.ManagerRenderMode;
                    ts.RenderMode = ToolStripRenderMode.ManagerRenderMode;

                    // Assign the custom renderer at the application level.
                    ToolStripManager.Renderer = new CustomProfessionalRenderer();

                    break;
                }

                case "MenuStrip":
                {
                    // Assign the custom renderer to the MenuStrip control only.
                    ms.Renderer = new CustomProfessionalRenderer();

                    break;
                }

                case "ToolStrip":
                {
                    // Assign the custom renderer to the ToolStrip control only.
                    ts.Renderer = new CustomProfessionalRenderer();

                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

// This type demonstrates a custom renderer. It overrides the
// OnRenderMenuItemBackground and OnRenderButtonBackground methods
// to customize the backgrounds of MenuStrip items and ToolStrip buttons.
class CustomProfessionalRenderer : ToolStripProfessionalRenderer
{
    protected override void OnRenderMenuItemBackground(ToolStripItemRenderEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Item.Selected)
        {
            using (Brush b = new SolidBrush(ProfessionalColors.SeparatorLight))
            {
                e.Graphics.FillEllipse(b, e.Item.ContentRectangle);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            using (Pen p = new Pen(ProfessionalColors.SeparatorLight))
            {
                e.Graphics.DrawEllipse(p, e.Item.ContentRectangle);
            }
        }
    }

    protected override void OnRenderButtonBackground(ToolStripItemRenderEventArgs e)
    {
        Rectangle r = Rectangle.Inflate(e.Item.ContentRectangle, -2, -2);

        if (e.Item.Selected)
        {
            using (Brush b = new SolidBrush(ProfessionalColors.SeparatorLight))
            {
                e.Graphics.FillRectangle(b, r);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            using (Pen p = new Pen(ProfessionalColors.SeparatorLight))
            {
                e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(p, r);
            }
        }
    }
}

Remarks

This Renderer property is used when the RenderMode property of the current ToolStrip is set to ManagerRenderMode.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9