MenuItem.Click Event

Definition

Occurs when a MenuItem is clicked.

C#
public event System.Windows.RoutedEventHandler Click;

Event Type

Examples

The following example creates a Menu to manipulate text in a TextBox. The Menu contains MenuItem objects that use the Command, IsCheckable, and Header properties and the Checked, Unchecked, and Click events.

XAML
<Menu>
  <MenuItem Header="_Edit">
    <MenuItem Command="ApplicationCommands.Copy"/>
    <MenuItem Command="ApplicationCommands.Cut"/>
    <MenuItem Command="ApplicationCommands.Paste"/>
  </MenuItem>
  <MenuItem Header="_Font">
    <MenuItem Header="_Bold" IsCheckable="True"
              Checked="Bold_Checked"
              Unchecked="Bold_Unchecked"/>
    <MenuItem Header="_Italic" IsCheckable="True"
              Checked="Italic_Checked"
              Unchecked="Italic_Unchecked"/>
    <Separator/>
    <MenuItem Header="I_ncrease Font Size"
              Click="IncreaseFont_Click"/>
    <MenuItem Header="_Decrease Font Size"
              Click="DecreaseFont_Click"/>
  </MenuItem>
</Menu>
<TextBox Name="textBox1" TextWrapping="Wrap"
         Margin="2">
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</TextBox>
C#

private void Bold_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    textBox1.FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold;
}

private void Bold_Unchecked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    textBox1.FontWeight = FontWeights.Normal;
}

private void Italic_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    textBox1.FontStyle = FontStyles.Italic;
}

private void Italic_Unchecked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    textBox1.FontStyle = FontStyles.Normal;
}

private void IncreaseFont_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    if (textBox1.FontSize < 18)
    {
        textBox1.FontSize += 2;
    }
}

private void DecreaseFont_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    if (textBox1.FontSize > 10)
    {
        textBox1.FontSize -= 2;
    }
}

Remarks

The Click event does not occur if the MenuItem has a submenu.

Routed Event Information

Item Value
Identifier field ClickEvent
Routing strategy Bubbling
Delegate RoutedEventHandler

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10