Question

In Windows Forms If I make a custom control that inherits from ToolStripMenuItem is there a way to add this CustomToolStripMenuItem to MenuStrip from designer or do I have to do it through code? (since the ToolStripMenuItem are added without dragging them from the toolbox)

Answer 1

Try decorating it with this attribute:

[ToolStripItemDesignerAvailability(ToolStripItemDesignerAvailability.MenuStrip)]
public class MyToolStrip : ToolStripMenuItem {

}