Dynamically adding ToolStripMenuItems to a MenuStrip (C#/ Winforms)

Question

I have my solution implemented (basic solution) and I\'m happy.

Problem is when I add new items to a ToolStripItemCollection using the \'Add\' method, I get a few overl

Answer 1

I was having similar issues as Philip Wallace. It's important to note the difference between a ToolStripItem, and a ToolStripMenuItem. I was adding ToolStripItems to a ToolStripMenuItem's DropDownItems, and they would show up, and have all properties set correctly, and accessible in code, but they would not show any text! Switching to a ToolStripMenuItem solved this.

In regards to the original question, I've been using the empty constructor, and setting the fields I needed. (I'm in vb.net with .net 4.0, and it won't let me call New ToolStripMenuItem() since it has a MustInherit tag, so I made this class:

Public Class DynamicToolStripMenuItem
    Inherits ToolStripMenuItem

    Public Sub New(value As Integer, text As String, handler As System.EventHandler)
        MyBase.New()
        Me.Text = text
        Me.Visible = True
        Me.Tag = value
        AddHandler Me.Click, handler
    End Sub
End Class