ToolStripItem.ImageKey Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets or sets the key accessor for the image in the ImageList that is displayed on a ToolStripItem.

public:
 property System::String ^ ImageKey { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
[System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.ImageKeyConverter))]
[System.Windows.Forms.RelatedImageList("Owner.ImageList")]
public string ImageKey { get; set; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
[<System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.ImageKeyConverter))>]
[<System.Windows.Forms.RelatedImageList("Owner.ImageList")>]
member this.ImageKey : string with get, set

Public Property ImageKey As String

Property Value

String

A string representing the key of the image.

Attributes

BrowsableAttribute TypeConverterAttribute RelatedImageListAttribute

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to set the ImageKey property. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the ToolStripItem class.

// This utility method creates a RolloverItem 
// and adds it to a ToolStrip control.
private RolloverItem CreateRolloverItem(
    ToolStrip owningToolStrip,
    string txt,
    Font f,
    string imgKey,
    TextImageRelation tir,
    string backImgKey)
{
    RolloverItem item = new RolloverItem();

    item.Alignment = ToolStripItemAlignment.Left;
    item.AllowDrop = false;
    item.AutoSize = true;

    item.BackgroundImage = owningToolStrip.ImageList.Images[backImgKey];
    item.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.Center;
    item.DisplayStyle = ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.ImageAndText;
    item.DoubleClickEnabled = true;
    item.Enabled = true;
    item.Font = f;

    // These assignments are equivalent. Each assigns an
    // image from the owning toolstrip's image list.
    item.ImageKey = imgKey;
    //item.Image = owningToolStrip.ImageList.Images[infoIconKey];
    //item.ImageIndex = owningToolStrip.ImageList.Images.IndexOfKey(infoIconKey);
    item.ImageScaling = ToolStripItemImageScaling.None;

    item.Owner = owningToolStrip;
    item.Padding = new Padding(2);
    item.Text = txt;
    item.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
    item.TextDirection = ToolStripTextDirection.Horizontal;
    item.TextImageRelation = tir;

    return item;
}

' This utility method creates a RolloverItem 
' and adds it to a ToolStrip control.
 Private Function CreateRolloverItem( _
 ByVal owningToolStrip As ToolStrip, _
 ByVal txt As String, _
 ByVal f As Font, _
 ByVal imgKey As String, _
 ByVal tir As TextImageRelation, _
 ByVal backImgKey As String) As RolloverItem

     Dim item As New RolloverItem()

     item.Alignment = ToolStripItemAlignment.Left
     item.AllowDrop = False
     item.AutoSize = True

     item.BackgroundImage = owningToolStrip.ImageList.Images(backImgKey)
     item.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.Center
     item.DisplayStyle = ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.ImageAndText
     item.DoubleClickEnabled = True
     item.Enabled = True
     item.Font = f

     ' These assignments are equivalent. Each assigns an
     ' image from the owning toolstrip's image list.
     item.ImageKey = imgKey
     'item.Image = owningToolStrip.ImageList.Images[infoIconKey];
     'item.ImageIndex = owningToolStrip.ImageList.Images.IndexOfKey(infoIconKey);
     item.ImageScaling = ToolStripItemImageScaling.None

     item.Owner = owningToolStrip
     item.Padding = New Padding(2)
     item.Text = txt
     item.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft
     item.TextDirection = ToolStripTextDirection.Horizontal
     item.TextImageRelation = tir

     Return item
 End Function

Remarks

ImageKey and ImageIndex are mutually exclusive, meaning if one is set, the other is set to an invalid value and ignored. If you set the ImageKey property, the ImageIndex property is automatically set to -1. Alternatively, if you set the ImageIndex property, the ImageKey is automatically set to an empty string ("").

The Image, ImageAlign, ImageIndex, ImageKey, and ImageScaling properties pertain to various aspects of image handling. Use images in ToolStrip controls by setting these properties directly or by setting the run-time-only ImageList property.

Image scaling is determined by the interaction of properties in both ToolStrip and ToolStripItem, as follows:

• ImageScalingSize is the scale of the final image as determined by the combination of the image's ImageScaling setting and the container's AutoSize setting.

  • If AutoSize is true (the default) and ToolStripItemImageScaling is SizeToFit, no image scaling occurs, and the ToolStrip size is that of the largest item, or a prescribed minimum size.

  • If AutoSize is false and ToolStripItemImageScaling is None, neither image nor ToolStrip scaling occurs.