ContextMenuStrip questions

Question

Hello everyone,
how can I in C# find out the location where a contextmenustrip appeared, I am trying to trap the opened or opening event to get some location data but nothing. and once I do have that, can I through code open the context menu in the same location?

Answer 1

You can get the location of contextmenu at opening event by using Left and top properties

        private void contextMenuStrip1_Opening(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
        {
            this.Text = "Left:" + contextMenuStrip1.Left.ToString() + " Top:" + contextMenuStrip1.Top.ToString();
        }

And you can open context menu with the code below.
In this both examples x and y coordinates are referenced to the top left corner of screen not form or any other control.

contextMenuStrip1.Show(new Point(10, 10));

Answer 2

hi Tamer,
" In this both examples x and y coordinates are referenced to the top left corner of screen not form or any other control. "
Is there any way to have that point be the point in reference to the application it resides in?

Answer 3

That's what the Show(Control, Point) overload is meant to do.  Or you can do it yourself with Control.PointToScreen() on

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Hans Passant.

Answer 4

but I still use the contextMenuStrip1.Left and contextMenuStrip1.Top and they will point relative to applcaition, not Screen?

Answer 5

That's what the Show(Control, Point) overload is meant to do.  Or you can do it yourself with Control.PointToScreen() on

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Hans Passant.

I just wanted to clarify my question :
I will go through my application, and at one point capture where a contextmenustrip was loaded like this :
int x = contextMenuStrip1.Left
int y = contextMenuStrip1.Top

Now at another point I want to show the same contextmenu in the same place it was recorded like so :
When calling ContextMenuStrip1.Show(New Point (x, Y));
how can I make sure that the show will be relevant to the application it was in, not the screen?

Answer 6

Another issue here is that the show method is only available for .NET 3.5 and up!!!, does anyone know how can I show a contextmenu via code in .NET 2.0?

Answer 7

No, it's been around since 2.0

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Hans Passant.