ToolStripDropDown.Show Method

public:
 void Show();

[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public void Show ();

[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
override this.Show : unit -> unit

Public Sub Show ()

Attributes

BrowsableAttribute

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to display the ToolStripDropDown control at its default position.

// This method calls the ToolStripDropDown control's Show 
// method to display the ContextMenuStrip in its 
// default location.
private void showButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.contextMenuStrip1.Show();
}

' This method calls the ToolStripDropDown control's Show 
' method to display the ContextMenuStrip in its 
' default location.
Private Sub showButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles showButton.Click
   Me.contextMenuStrip1.Show()
 End Sub

public:
 void Show(System::Drawing::Point screenLocation);

public void Show (System.Drawing.Point screenLocation);

override this.Show : System.Drawing.Point -> unit

Public Sub Show (screenLocation As Point)

Parameters

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to display the ToolStripDropDown control at a fixed point.

// This method calls the ToolStripDropDown control's Show 
// method to display the ContextMenuStrip at a fixed point.
private void showAtPointButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.contextMenuStrip1.Show(23, 55);
}

' This method calls the ToolStripDropDown control's Show 
' method to display the ContextMenuStrip at a fixed point.
Private Sub showAtPointButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles showAtPointButton.Click, button2.Click
   Me.contextMenuStrip1.Show(23, 55)
 End Sub

public:
 void Show(System::Drawing::Point position, System::Windows::Forms::ToolStripDropDownDirection direction);

public void Show (System.Drawing.Point position, System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDownDirection direction);

override this.Show : System.Drawing.Point * System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDownDirection -> unit

Public Sub Show (position As Point, direction As ToolStripDropDownDirection)

Parameters

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to display the ToolStripDropDown control at a fixed point in the specified direction.

// This method calls the ToolStripDropDown control's Show 
// method to display the ContextMenuStrip relative to the
// origin of the form. 
private void showRelativeButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.contextMenuStrip1.Show(this.Location, this.dropDownDirection);
}

' This method calls the ToolStripDropDown control's Show 
' method to display the ContextMenuStrip relative to the
' origin of the form. 
Private Sub showRelativeButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
   Me.contextMenuStrip1.Show(Me.Location, Me.dropDownDirection)
 End Sub

public:
 void Show(int x, int y);

public void Show (int x, int y);

override this.Show : int * int -> unit

Public Sub Show (x As Integer, y As Integer)

Parameters

public:
 void Show(System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ control, System::Drawing::Point position);

public void Show (System.Windows.Forms.Control control, System.Drawing.Point position);

override this.Show : System.Windows.Forms.Control * System.Drawing.Point -> unit

Public Sub Show (control As Control, position As Point)

Parameters

Exceptions

public:
 void Show(System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ control, System::Drawing::Point position, System::Windows::Forms::ToolStripDropDownDirection direction);

public void Show (System.Windows.Forms.Control control, System.Drawing.Point position, System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDownDirection direction);

override this.Show : System.Windows.Forms.Control * System.Drawing.Point * System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDownDirection -> unit

Public Sub Show (control As Control, position As Point, direction As ToolStripDropDownDirection)

Parameters

Exceptions

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to display the ToolStripDropDown control relative to the parent control.

// This method calls the ToolStripDropDown control's Show 
// method to display the ContextMenuStrip relative to the
// owning control.
private void button1_MouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    Control c = sender as Control;
    if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Right)
    {
        this.contextMenuStrip1.Show(c, e.Location, this.dropDownDirection);
    }
}

' This method calls the ToolStripDropDown control's Show 
' method to display the ContextMenuStrip relative to the
' owning control.
Private Sub button1_MouseUp(sender As Object, e As MouseEventArgs) Handles button1.MouseUp
     Dim c As Control = CType(sender, Control)
   
     If e.Button = Windows.Forms.MouseButtons.Right Then
         Me.contextMenuStrip1.Show(c, e.Location, Me.dropDownDirection)
     End If
 End Sub

public:
 void Show(System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ control, int x, int y);

public void Show (System.Windows.Forms.Control control, int x, int y);

override this.Show : System.Windows.Forms.Control * int * int -> unit

Public Sub Show (control As Control, x As Integer, y As Integer)

Parameters

Exceptions