ToolStripItem.MergeIndex Property

public:
 property int MergeIndex { int get(); void set(int value); };

public int MergeIndex { get; set; }

member this.MergeIndex : int with get, set

Public Property MergeIndex As Integer

Property Value

An integer representing the index of the merged item, if a match is found, or -1 if a match is not found.

Examples

The following example uses the MergeIndex property to insert a merged ToolStripMenuItem in a specific location. This example is part of a larger example available in the ToolStripManager class overview.

public void ShowInsertInSameLocationSample()
{
 // Notice how the items are in backward order. 
 // This is because "merge-one" gets applied, then a search occurs for the new second position 
 // for "merge-two", and so on.
 foreach (ToolStripItem item in cmsItemsToMerge.Items)
 {
 item.MergeAction = MergeAction.Insert;
 item.MergeIndex = 2;
 }
}

Public Sub ShowInsertInSameLocationSample()
 ' Notice how the items are in backward order. 
 ' This is because "merge-one" gets applied, then a search occurs for the new second position 
 ' for "merge-two", and so on.
 Dim item As ToolStripItem
 For Each item In cmsItemsToMerge.Items
 item.MergeAction = MergeAction.Insert
 item.MergeIndex = 2
 Next item
End Sub

Remarks

Use the MergeIndex property to get or set the index of a ToolStripMenuItem so that you can access it for menu-merging operations.