ComponentOne Menus and Toolbars for WinForms
Adding an Arbitrary Control to the Toolbar
Menus and Toolbars for WinForms Task-Based Help > ToolBar Tasks > Adding an Arbitrary Control to the Toolbar

To add an arbitrary control to your toolbar, complete the following steps:

  1. Add the C1CommandDock control to your form.
  2. Place the C1ToolBar control onto the C1CommandDock using a drag-and-drop operation.
  3. Right-click on the C1ToolBar located on your form. Select Edit from the context menu. The Link to Command designer appears. Set the following fields  in the Link to Command designer:
    • Text textbox to Find text:
    • Name to c1CommandControl1
    • Command Type to C1CommandControl
    Press the OK button in the Edit dialog box.
  4. Select the C1CommandControl from the Create a new command list box.
  5. Select c1CommandLink1 from the Properties drop-down list, then set the ButtonLook property to Text . The toolbar button appears as text.
  6. Select the Windows form tab and place the ComboBox control to the right side of the C1ToolBar using a drag-and-drop operation. The combo box appears like the following:
  7. Select c1CommandControl1 from the Properties drop-down list, then select the Control property, and select comboBox1 from its drop-down list.
  8. Build and run the application. Your toolbar will appear like this at run time:
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