how to create a menu at runtime in windows c#

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Hello,

i want to create a menu with sub menuitems... on windows form from my database table.....

i have a database table with the menu filed,submenu,index,menu name columns etc...

pls any one have any article or simple code(example) or any hint by which i can create the menu at runtime from database

thank u .

Posted 13-Sep-10 2:10am

Sagar Khairnar 55

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sureshbalachander · Answer 1 · 2010-09-13T03:19:00

Hi,

Here is the sample code. try this,

MenuItem[] mi = new MenuItem[1];
mi[0] = new MenuItem();
mi[0].Index = 0;
mi[0].Text = "New";
mi[0].MergeType = MenuMerge.MergeItems;
          
MainMenu MM = new MainMenu();
MM.MenuItems.Add("File", mi);
                      
this.Menu = MM;

Regards,
Suresh

Ruselo Riva Asentista · Answer 2 · 2010-09-13T04:16:00

I assume you already know how to connect to the database and you already have a DataSet containing the data from the database table. Put the code below in the OnShown event of the form

DataTable dt = dataSet1.Tables[0];
MainMenu menu = new MainMenu();
List<menuitem> list = new List<menuitem>();

foreach(DataRow row in dt.Rows)
{
   MenuItem item  = new MenuItem();
   item.Text = row["menu_name"];
   list.Add(item);
}

menu.MenuItems.Add("Products", list.ToArray());
                      
this.Menu = MM;

</menuitem></menuitem>

I'm not very sure about the exact syntax, but with visual studio that shouldn't be a problem.

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