BarItemLinkCollection.Add(BarItem, Boolean, String, String) Method

Creates a link to the specified bar item with the specified Key Tips, and adds it to the end of the collection. The method enables you to specifiy whether the created link starts a group.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public virtual BarItemLink Add(
    BarItem item,
    bool beginGroup,
    string keyTip,
    string dropDownKeyTip
)

VB.NET

Public Overridable Function Add(
    item As BarItem,
    beginGroup As Boolean,
    keyTip As String,
    dropDownKeyTip As String
) As BarItemLink

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
item	BarItem	A BarItem descendant for which a link is added to the collection. This value is assigned to the BarItemLink.Item property.
beginGroup	Boolean	true to begin a group; otherwise, false. This value is used to initialize the created link’s BarItemLink.BeginGroup property.
keyTip	String	A string that specifies the Key Tip for the link. This value is used to initialize the created link’s BarItemLink.KeyTip property.
dropDownKeyTip	String	A string that specifies the Key Tip used to open the bar button item’s dropdown, if any. This value is used to initialize the created link’s BarButtonItemLink.DropDownKeyTip property.

Returns

Type	Description
BarItemLink	A BarItemLink object representing the added link.