Question

My app dynamically adds/removes menu items at run-time. My removal code looks like this:

while (menu.DropDownItems.Count > 0) {
    menu.DropDownItems[0].Dispose();
}

This works fine, because ToolStripItem.Dispose says this.Owner.Items.Remove(this); (verified with ILSpy).

My question is: Is it good form to rely on the fact that ToolStripItem.Dispose also removes the item from the menu? The documentation for ToolStripItem.Dispose does not mention this fact.

Answer 1

This is actually the default behavior of the Control class, so it goes a bit further than just ToolStripItem. I am using this method in my code as well.