windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtranavbar-dot-navlinkcollection-dot-add-x28-devexpress-dot-xtranavbar-dot-navbaritem-x29.md
Adds a link to the end of the collection.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraNavBar
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraNavBar.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win
public virtual NavBarItemLink Add(
NavBarItem item
)
Public Overridable Function Add(
item As NavBarItem
) As NavBarItemLink
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| item | NavBarItem |
A NavBarItem object to which the created link refers.
|
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| NavBarItemLink |
A NavBarItemLink object representing the added link.
|
Use the Add method to add a new link to a group. Adjust properties of the obtained object to control the appearance and behavior of the added link.
You can access the collection of group links via the NavBarGroup.ItemLinks property. Groups are obtained via the control’s NavBarControl.Groups property.
The following sample code demonstrates how to add and modify groups, items and links between them. All elements are added via the Add method of the corresponding collection.
Captions are assigned to the added group and two items. This is performed via the NavElement.Caption property of the NavBarGroup and NavBarItem objects respectively. The NavElement.ImageOptions property is used to display images within links.
The following image shows the control before and after code execution.
using DevExpress.XtraNavBar;
// ...
// Create a new group
NavBarGroup helpGroup = navBarControl1.Groups.Add();
helpGroup.Caption = "Help Topics";
helpGroup.GroupStyle = NavBarGroupStyle.SmallIconsText;
// Create two items
NavBarItem indexItem = navBarControl1.Items.Add();
indexItem.Caption = "Index";
indexItem.ImageOptions.SmallImage = Image.FromFile("E:\\Images\\Icons\\index.bmp");
NavBarItem contentsItem = navBarControl1.Items.Add();
contentsItem.Caption = "Contents";
contentsItem.ImageOptions.SmallImage = Image.FromFile("E:\\Images\\Icons\\bookclosed.bmp");
// Add the items to the group
helpGroup.ItemLinks.Add(indexItem);
helpGroup.ItemLinks.Add(contentsItem);
Imports DevExpress.XtraNavBar
' ...
' Create a new group
Dim HelpGroup As NavBarGroup = NavBarControl1.Groups.Add
HelpGroup.Caption = "Help Topics"
HelpGroup.GroupStyle = NavBarGroupStyle.SmallIconsText
' Create two items
Dim IndexItem As NavBarItem = NavBarControl1.Items.Add
IndexItem.Caption = "Index"
IndexItem.ImageOptions.SmallImage = Image.FromFile("E:\Images\Icons\index.bmp")
Dim ContentsItem As NavBarItem = NavBarControl1.Items.Add
ContentsItem.Caption = "Contents"
ContentsItem.ImageOptions.SmallImage = Image.FromFile("E:\Images\Icons\bookclosed.bmp")
' Add the items to the group
HelpGroup.ItemLinks.Add(IndexItem)
HelpGroup.ItemLinks.Add(ContentsItem)
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