IDXDropDownControl Interface

Contains methods to operate on DXPopupMenu objects.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils.Menu

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v18.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public interface IDXDropDownControl

VB.NET

Public Interface IDXDropDownControl

Related API Members

The following members accept/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);

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the IDXDropDownControl interface.

Note

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C#

which-objects-can-be-used-as-a-popup-control-for-the-dropdownbutton-control-e2798/CS/WindowsApplication1/WindowsApplication1/MyPopupMenu.cs#L13

{
    public class MyPopupControl : IDXDropDownControl
    {

how-to-display-dxpopupmenu-as-a-regular-menu-popup-bar-or-ribbonminitoolbar-e3274/CS/DXPopupMenu_DisplayMode/BarsForm.cs#L21

    PopupMenu.MenuViewType = MenuViewType.Toolbar;
    ((IDXDropDownControl)PopupMenu).Show(barManager1, this, e.Location);
}

custom-editor-how-to-create-a-fileedit-e4097/CS/CustomEditor/FileEdit.cs#L79

    ((IDXDropDownControl)menu).Show(skinMenuManager, this, e.Location);
}

providing-different-context-menus-for-different-xtratabbedmdimanager-tabs-e688/CS/WindowsApplication7/MenuHelper.cs#L33

RaisePopupMenuShowing(args);
((IDXDropDownControl)Menu).Show(new SkinMenuManager(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel),
   managerCore.MdiParent.ActiveMdiChild,

how-to-set-custom-names-for-grid-filters-and-save-restore-these-names-with-a-grid-layout-t329217/CS/WindowsApplication3/FilterNameProvider.cs#L70

if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Right && hitInfo.HitTest == GridHitTest.FilterPanelText) {
    ((IDXDropDownControl)menu).Show(new SkinMenuManager(view.GridControl.LookAndFeel), view.GridControl, e.Location);
}

VB.NET

which-objects-can-be-used-as-a-popup-control-for-the-dropdownbutton-control-e2798/VB/WindowsApplication1/MyPopupMenu.vb#L14

Public Class MyPopupControl
    Implements IDXDropDownControl

how-to-display-dxpopupmenu-as-a-regular-menu-popup-bar-or-ribbonminitoolbar-e3274/VB/DXPopupMenu_DisplayMode/BarsForm.vb#L23

    PopupMenu.MenuViewType = MenuViewType.Toolbar
    CType(PopupMenu, IDXDropDownControl).Show(barManager1, Me, e.Location)
End If

custom-editor-how-to-create-a-fileedit-e4097/VB/CustomEditor/FileEdit.vb#L86

    CType(menu, IDXDropDownControl).Show(skinMenuManager, Me, e.Location)
End If

providing-different-context-menus-for-different-xtratabbedmdimanager-tabs-e688/VB/WindowsApplication7/MenuHelper.vb#L38

RaisePopupMenuShowing(args)
CType(Menu, IDXDropDownControl).Show(New SkinMenuManager(DevExpress.LookAndFeel.UserLookAndFeel.Default.ActiveLookAndFeel), managerCore.MdiParent.ActiveMdiChild, e.Location)

how-to-set-custom-names-for-grid-filters-and-save-restore-these-names-with-a-grid-layout-t329217/VB/WindowsApplication3/FilterNameProvider.vb#L71

If e.Button = MouseButtons.Right AndAlso hitInfo.HitTest = GridHitTest.FilterPanelText Then
    CType(menu, IDXDropDownControl).Show(New SkinMenuManager(view.GridControl.LookAndFeel), view.GridControl, e.Location)
End If