ContextItemCollection.Add(ContextItem) Method

Adds a ContextItem to a ContextItemCollection.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public int Add(
    ContextItem item
)

VB.NET

Public Function Add(
    item As ContextItem
) As Integer

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
item	ContextItem	A ContextItem to be added to a ContextItemCollection.

Returns

Type	Description
Int32	A ContextItem‘s index in the collection.

Remarks

The code below demonstrates how to add a new RatingContextButton to a ContextItemCollection.

C#

using DevExpress.Utils;
// ...
pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtons.Add(new RatingContextButton());

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Utils
' ...
pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtons.Add(New RatingContextButton())

The picture below demonstrates the result.

To set the ContextItem apart from the background, you may need to adjust ContextItemCollectionOptions, for example, TopPanelColor or BottomPanelColor.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-calendar-dateedit-cell-appearance-customization/CS/Calendar_CellStyleProvider/Form1.cs#L29

calendarControl1.CellSize = new Size(50, 50);
calendarControl1.ContextButtons.Add(cb);
calendarControl1.ContextButtonCustomize += CalendarControl1_ContextButtonCustomize;

VB.NET

winforms-calendar-dateedit-cell-appearance-customization/VB/Calendar_CellStyleProvider/Form1.vb#L30

calendarControl1.CellSize = New Size(50, 50)
calendarControl1.ContextButtons.Add(cb)
AddHandler calendarControl1.ContextButtonCustomize, AddressOf CalendarControl1_ContextButtonCustomize