VB.Net - MenuStrip Control

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The MenuStrip control represents the container for the menu structure.

The MenuStrip control works as the top-level container for the menu structure. The ToolStripMenuItem class and the ToolStripDropDownMenu class provide the functionalities to create menu items, sub menus and drop-down menus.

The following diagram shows adding a MenuStrip control on the form −

Properties of the MenuStrip Control

The following are some of the commonly used properties of the MenuStrip control −

Events of the MenuStrip Control

The following are some of the commonly used events of the MenuStrip control −

Example

In this example, let us add menu and sub-menu items.

Take the following steps −

• Drag and drop or double click on a MenuStrip control, to add it to the form.

• Click the Type Here text to open a text box and enter the names of the menu items or sub-menu items you want. When you add a sub-menu, another text box with 'Type Here' text opens below it.

• Complete the menu structure shown in the diagram above.

• Add a sub menu Exit under the File menu.

• Double-Click the Exit menu created and add the following code to the Click event of ExitToolStripMenuItem −

Private Sub ExitToolStripMenuItem_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) _
   Handles ExitToolStripMenuItem.Click
   End
End Sub

When the above code is executed and run using Start button available at the Microsoft Visual Studio tool bar, it will show the following window:

Click on the File -> Exit to exit from the application −