IDXDropDownControl Interface

Contains methods to operate on DXPopupMenu objects.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils.Menu

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v23.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public interface IDXDropDownControl

VB.NET

Public Interface IDXDropDownControl

Related API Members

The following members return IDXDropDownControl objects:

• DropDownButton.DropDownControl

Remarks

The methods provided by the IDXDropDownControl interface allow you to change a popup menu’s visibility. This interface is implemented by the DXPopupMenu class.

Example 1

C#

// Display a DXPopupMenu as a regular menu
UserLookAndFeel lf = UserLookAndFeel.Default;
Control parentControl = this;
Point pt;
DXPopupMenu dxPopupMenu = new DXPopupMenu();
//...
dxPopupMenu.MenuViewType = MenuViewType.Menu;
dxPopupMenu.ShowPopup(parentControl, pt);
//or
((IDXDropDownControl)dxPopupMenu).Show(new SkinMenuManager(lf), parentControl, pt);

Example 2

C#

// Display a DXPopupMenu as a popup bar
Control parentControl = this;
Point pt;
DXPopupMenu dxPopupMenu = new DXPopupMenu();
//...
dxPopupMenu.MenuViewType = MenuViewType.Toolbar;
dxPopupMenu.ShowPopup(parentControl, pt);
//or
((IDXDropDownControl)dxPopupMenu).Show(barManager1, parentControl, pt);

Example 3

C#

// Display a DXPopupMenu as a RibbonMiniToolbar
Control parentControl = this;
Point pt;
DXPopupMenu dxPopupMenu = new DXPopupMenu();
//...
dxPopupMenu.MenuViewType = MenuViewType.RibbonMiniToolbar;
dxPopupMenu.ShowPopup(parentControl, pt);
//or
((IDXDropDownControl)dxPopupMenu).Show(RibbonControl1, parentControl, pt);