Merging a custom ContextMenuStrip with the system edit context menu in a DataGridView
- by Tom
I have a DataGridView in a VB.NET app that I have limited to cell selection only. The control has two columns, the first is not editable, the second is editable. I have a ContextMenuStrip that provides some additional functionality and I am able to make it appear when an editable cell receives a right click and is not in edit mode. Based on an example in a Microsoft forum, I am able to now show the context menu when an editable cell receives a right click while also in edit mode. That code is as follows:
Private Sub DataGridView1_EditingControlShowing(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewEditingControlShowingEventArgs) Handles DataGridView1.EditingControlShowing
If TypeOf e.Control Is TextBox Then
With DirectCast(e.Control, TextBox)
.ContextMenuStrip = ContextMenuStrip1
End With
End If
End Sub
This, however, completely overwrites the system context menu of the editing control. How can I merge my Context Menu Strip (ContextMenuStrip1) with the system context menu?
For further information, I am using VS2008, but targeting the .NET 2.0 platform.
