Add Menu to Form : Menu : GUI Windows Forms C# Examples

    
using  System;
using  System.Drawing;
using  System.Collections;
using  System.ComponentModel;
using  System.Windows.Forms;
using  System.Data;

public  class  FormWithMenu  :  System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
    private  MainMenu  mainMenu;

    private  System.ComponentModel.Container  components  =  null;

    public  FormWithMenu()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        mainMenu  =  new  MainMenu();

        MenuItem  miFile  =  mainMenu.MenuItems.Add("&File");                    
        miFile.MenuItems.Add(new  MenuItem("E&xit",  new  EventHandler(this.FileExit_Clicked),  Shortcut.CtrlX));
        
        MenuItem  miHelp  =  mainMenu.MenuItems.Add("Help");
        miHelp.MenuItems.Add(new  MenuItem("&About",    new  EventHandler(this.HelpAbout_Clicked),Shortcut.CtrlA));

        this.Menu  =  mainMenu;

        mainMenu.GetForm().BackColor  =  Color.Black;
    }

    protected  override  void  Dispose(  bool  disposing  )
    {
        if(  disposing  )
        {
            if  (components  !=  null)  
            {
                components.Dispose();
            }
        }
        base.Dispose(  disposing  );
    }

    private  void  InitializeComponent()
    {
        this.components  =  new  System.ComponentModel.Container();
        this.Size  =  new  System.Drawing.Size(300,300);
        this.Text  =  "Form1";
    }

    private  void  FileExit_Clicked(object  sender,  EventArgs  e)  
    {
        this.Close();
    }
        
    private  void  HelpAbout_Clicked(object  sender,  EventArgs  e)  
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Help");
    }

    [STAThread]
    static  void  Main()  
    {
        Application.Run(new  FormWithMenu());
    }
}