Method AddMenuItem
Last update: 19.06.2026Namespace: Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK
Assembly: Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK.dll
AddMenuItem(ItemsControl, string, RoutedEventHandler)
Adds a child menuItem to the specified parent.
protected MenuItem AddMenuItem(ItemsControl parent, string header, RoutedEventHandler eventHandler)
Parameters
parent ItemsControl
The parent of the new menuItem.
header string
The header of the menuItem.
eventHandler RoutedEventHandler
The event handler to call when the menuItem is clicked. If this method throws an exception
it will be passed to Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK.AbstractBuilderUI1.DisplayException(System.Exception)`
Returns
The MenuItem that was added.
Remarks
If you have an async event handler, use Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK.AbstractBuilderUI1.AddAsyncMenuItem(System.Windows.Controls.ItemsControl,System.String,Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK.AbstractBuilderUI{0}.RoutedEventHandlerAsync)
AddMenuItem(ItemsControl, string, ImageType, bool, RoutedEventHandler)
Adds a child menuItem to the specified parent.
protected MenuItem AddMenuItem(ItemsControl parent, string header, ImageType imageType, bool hasDownArrow = false, RoutedEventHandler eventHandler = null)
Parameters
parent ItemsControl
The parent of the new menuItem.
header string
The header of the menuItem.
imageType ImageType
The image type to display on the menuItem.
hasDownArrow bool
If a down arrow should appear on the right side of the menu item.
eventHandler RoutedEventHandler
The event handler to call when the menuItem is clicked. If this method throws an exception
it will be passed to Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK.AbstractBuilderUI1.DisplayException(System.Exception)`
Returns
The MenuItem that was added.
Remarks
If you have an async event handler, use Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK.AbstractBuilderUI1.AddAsyncMenuItem(System.Windows.Controls.ItemsControl,System.String,Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK.Images.ImageType,System.Boolean,Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK.AbstractBuilderUI{0}.RoutedEventHandlerAsync)
AddMenuItem(ItemsControl, string, ImageSource, bool, RoutedEventHandler)
Adds a child menuItem to the specified parent.
protected MenuItem AddMenuItem(ItemsControl parent, string header, ImageSource image = null, bool hasDownArrow = false, RoutedEventHandler eventHandler = null)
Parameters
parent ItemsControl
The parent of the new menuItem.
header string
The header of the menuItem.
image ImageSource
The image to display on the menuItem.
hasDownArrow bool
If a down arrow should appear on the right side of the menu item.
eventHandler RoutedEventHandler
The event handler to call when the menuItem is clicked. If this method throws an exception
it will be passed to Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK.AbstractBuilderUI1.DisplayException(System.Exception)`
Returns
The MenuItem that was added.
Remarks
If you have an async event handler, use Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK.AbstractBuilderUI1.AddAsyncMenuItem(System.Windows.Controls.ItemsControl,System.String,System.Windows.Media.ImageSource,System.Boolean,Phoenix.ComponentPlugInSDK.AbstractBuilderUI{0}.RoutedEventHandlerAsync)
