Question

I have produced some code to display each printer installed and online in a menu item. But I can not figure how to raise an event when the menu item is clicked. I removed the code where I obtain the printernames because thats not relevant now.

string printerName; // contains the first printer name, later contains 2nd printername. This is variable.

selectprinterNameMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add(printerName); // here do I add the new printer to the menu item.

normally you should be able to add an event to the menu item; but I create it by code, and I do not know the exact name. How can I detect when the menu item is clicked on?

Answer 1

The Add(String) method of ToolStripItemCollection returns the created ToolStripItem. You can add your event handler to this object:

string printerName; // contains the first printer name, later contains 2nd printername. This is variable.

ToolStripItem addedItem = selectprinterNameMenuItem.DropDownItems.Add(printerName); // here do I add the new printer to the menu item.
addedItem.Click += new EventHandler(printerName_Click); // here you register to the click event

EDIT (according to your comment):

You can tell the printer name that has been clicked using the sender argument passed to the event handler, i.e.:

    void printerName_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        ToolStripItem item = (ToolStripItem)sender;
        string printerClicked = item.Text;

        // whatever you want based on the printerName
    }