Recent Items Tool Strip Menu Item

• Download RecentsToolStripMenuItem.zip - 1.5 KB

Introduction 

This class extends the ToolStripMenuItem control to list recent files and store recently opened files in the registry.

Using the code 

• Add the cs file to your project.
• Add a menuStrip and a RecentToolStripMenuItem to your project



• Add an ItemClick event to set what happens when an item in the list is clicked.  
• Add recentToolStripMenuItem.UpdateList(); after InitializeComponent(); in the function Form1()
• Use recentToolStripMenuItem.AddRecentItem(pathToFile); anytime you save or open a file to add it to the list. 

You can change the maximum number of items. The default is 5.

recentToolStripMenuItem.MaxItems = 5;

You can change the registry key the recent list is saved in. The default is HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\{Application.CompanyName}\{Application.ProductName}\Recent 

recentToolStripMenuItem.Key = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey("whatever\\key\\you\\want");

Company Name and Product Name can be changed in the solution properties. Click on the button [Assembly Information]

Points of Interest  

If you use AddRecentItem() for a file that is already in the list it automatically moves it to the top of the list.

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