Add a custom menu created in .NET to ArcGIS for Desktop

PurposeThis sample demonstrates how to create a base or root-level menu with submenu functionality. The root-level menu is created by inheriting the BaseMenu class from the ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Local assembly's ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF namespace and by implementing the ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IRootLevelMenu interface. The submenu functionality is created by using existing ArcGIS functionality that is accessed by the class identifier (CLSID) and ProgID in ArcMap. Additionally, a custom command is created and is accessed as a submenu. This sample contains all of the code demonstrated in the Adding a custom menu created in .NET to ArcGIS for Desktop walkthrough.

How to use

See How to use ArcGIS samples for help on compiling, setting up the debugger, and running the sample. If the sample has associated data, you will find that the sample's zip file includes a "data" folder alongside the language folders. However, you will need to update the sample to point to the location of the data once you have extracted all the files.

Add and use menu and submenu commands in ArcMap
  1. Open and compile the solution in Visual Studio.
  2. Start ArcMap.
  3. Click the Customize menu and click Customize Mode. The Customize dialog box appears.
  4. Click the Commands tab, and in the Categories area, scroll down and click [Menus].
  5. In the Commands area, click My_Menu and drag it onto the ArcMap graphical user interface (GUI) in the menu bar area.
  6. Click Close. You can now access the functionality on your custom menu and submenu items. See the following screen shots:


    7. Screen shot of the Customize dialog box.


    Screen shot of the My_Menu command in ArcMap.

MyBaseMenu.cs
(view code)
 Demonstrates the creation of a root-level menu and the addition of submenu ArcObjects functionality.
AddShapefile.cs
(view code)
 Demonstrates the creation of a custom command to add shapefiles to the ActiveView used as a submenu.
Download the C# files
MyBaseMenu.vb
(view code)
 Demonstrates the creation of a root-level menu and the addition of submenu ArcObjects functionality.
AddShapefile.vb
(view code)
 Demonstrates the creation of a custom command to add shapefiles to the ActiveView used as a submenu.
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See Also:

Walkthrough: Adding a custom menu created in .NET to ArcGIS for Desktop
Creating toolbars and menus
Creating commands and tools



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