Question

How do I set an image for ContextMenuStrip items? I’m using C#.

Answer 1

You need to set the ToolStripItem.DisplayStyle Property to Image and then set the image property

Here’s the sample from MSDN which

• gets the image from a file
• sets the style to Image and text
• aligns the image to MiddleLeft
• set the name of the itme
• sets the text align to MiddleRight
• sets the text
• and adds an Click event handler

Sample

this.toolStripButton1.Image = Bitmap.FromFile("c:\\NewItem.bmp");
this.toolStripButton1.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.ImageAndText;
this.toolStripButton1.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
this.toolStripButton1.Name = "toolStripButton1";
this.toolStripButton1.Text = "&New";
this.toolStripButton1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
this.toolStripButton1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.toolStripButton1_Click);