ToolBar Control (Windows Forms)

NoteNote

The ToolStrip control replaces and adds functionality to the ToolBar control; however, the ToolBar control is retained for both backward compatibility and future use, if you choose.

The Windows Forms ToolBar control is used on forms as a control bar that displays a row of drop-down menus and bitmapped buttons that activate commands. Thus, clicking a toolbar button is equivalent to choosing a menu command. The buttons can be configured to appear and behave as push buttons, drop-down menus, or separators. Typically, a toolbar contains buttons and menus that correspond to items in an application's menu structure, providing quick access to an application's most frequently used functions and commands.

NoteNote

The ToolBar control's DropDownMenu property takes an instance of the ContextMenu class as a reference. Carefully consider the reference you pass when implementing this sort of button on toolbars in your application, as the property will accept any object that inherits from the Menu class.

In This Section

Topic Location
How to: Define an Icon for a ToolBar Button Using the Designer Windows Forms Controls
How to: Add Buttons to a ToolBar Control Using the Designer Windows Forms Controls
How to: Define an Icon for a ToolBar Button Using the Designer Windows Forms Controls
How to: Add Buttons to a ToolBar Control Using the Designer Windows Forms Controls
How to: Define an Icon for a ToolBar Button Using the Designer Windows Forms Controls
How to: Add Buttons to a ToolBar Control Using the Designer Windows Forms Controls
How to: Define an Icon for a ToolBar Button Using the Designer Windows Forms Controls
How to: Add Buttons to a ToolBar Control Using the Designer Windows Forms Controls

Reference

  • ToolBar class
    Provides reference information on the class and its members.