windowsforms-devexpress-dot-utils-dot-contextitemcollection-dot-add-x28-devexpress-dot-utils-dot-contextitem-x29.md
Adds a ContextItem to a ContextItemCollection.
Namespace : DevExpress.Utils
Assembly : DevExpress.Utils.v25.2.dll
NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core
public int Add(
ContextItem item
)
Public Function Add(
item As ContextItem
) As Integer
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| item | ContextItem |
A ContextItem to be added to a ContextItemCollection.
|
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Int32 |
A ContextItem‘s index in the collection.
|
The code below demonstrates how to add a new RatingContextButton to a ContextItemCollection.
using DevExpress.Utils;
// ...
pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtons.Add(new RatingContextButton());
Imports DevExpress.Utils
' ...
pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtons.Add(New RatingContextButton())
The picture below demonstrates the result.
To set the ContextItem apart from the background, you may need to adjust ContextItemCollectionOptions, for example, TopPanelColor or BottomPanelColor.
The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the Add(ContextItem) method.
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winforms-calendar-dateedit-cell-appearance-customization/CS/Calendar_CellStyleProvider/Form1.cs#L29
calendarControl1.CellSize = new Size(50, 50);
calendarControl1.ContextButtons.Add(cb);
calendarControl1.ContextButtonCustomize += CalendarControl1_ContextButtonCustomize;
winforms-calendar-dateedit-cell-appearance-customization/VB/Calendar_CellStyleProvider/Form1.vb#L30
calendarControl1.CellSize = New Size(50, 50)
calendarControl1.ContextButtons.Add(cb)
AddHandler calendarControl1.ContextButtonCustomize, AddressOf CalendarControl1_ContextButtonCustomize
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