Creating a Toolbar

To create a C1ToolBar using its Link to Command designer, complete the following steps;.

1. Place a C1ToolBar control on the form, then right-click the C1ToolBar control and select Edit from its context menu. The Link to Command designer for the selected toolbar item appears.
2. Enter File in the Text textbox, and then click OK.
3. Select c1CommandLink1 from the Properties drop-down list. Set the CommandLink's ButtonLook property field for the File toolbar button to Text. The File toolbar button appears as text.
4. Right-click on the C1ToolBar control and select Append Item from the context menu. The new command link will be added after the current one. The Link to Command designer appears.
5. Enter Edit in the Text textbox and press the OK button.
6. Select c1CommandLink2 from the Properties drop-down list box. Set the CommandLink's ButtonLook property field for the Edit toolbar button to Text.
7. Right-click on the Edit toolbar button and select Insert Item from its context menu. The new command link will be added before the current one. The Link to Command designer.
8. Enter View in the Text textbox then click OK.
9. Select c1CommandLink3 from the Properties drop-down list. Set the CommandLink's ButtonLook property field for the View toolbar button to Text.
10. Build and run the Windows application.

At run time, the toolbar appears like the following image:

To programmatically create a C1ToolBar with text buttons, complete the following steps:

1. Add the C1.Win.C1Command namespace to your references in your project.

2. Declare the namespace in your source file, then add a C1CommandHolder to hold the toolbar.

   To write code in Visual Basic

   Imports C1.Win.C1Command
   Dim ch As C1CommandHolder = C1CommandHolder.CreateCommandHolder(Me)
   

   To write code in C#

   using C1.Win.C1Command;
   C1CommandHolder ch = C1CommandHolder.CreateCommandHolder(this);
   

3. Create a new C1ToolBar, then add the C1ToolBar on your form.

   To write code in Visual Basic

   Dim tb As New C1ToolBar()
   Me.Controls.Add(tb)
   

   To write code in C#

   C1ToolBar tb = new C1ToolBar();
   this.Controls.Add(tb);
   

4. Assign the C1CommandHolder to the C1ToolBar, then create a new command for the toolbar. The name for the new command will be called File.

   To write code in Visual Basic

   tb.CommandHolder = ch
   Dim cFile As New C1Command()
   cFile.Text = "File"
   

   To write code in C#

   tb.CommandHolder = ch;
   C1Command cFile = new C1Command();
   cFile.Text = "File";
   

5. Create a new commandlink for the new command in the toolbar, then add the new commandlink to the toolbar.

   To write code in Visual Basic

   Dim cl As C1CommandLink
   cl = New C1CommandLink(cFile)
   tb.CommandLinks.Add(cl)
   

   To write code in C#

   C1CommandLink cl = new C1CommandLink(cFile);
   tb.CommandLinks.Add(cl);
   

6. Make the commandlink appear as text, then create another command for the toolbar and call it View.

   To write code in Visual Basic

   cl.ButtonLook = ButtonLookFlags.Text
   Dim cView As New C1Command()
   cView.Text = "View"
   

   To write code in C#

   cl.ButtonLook = ButtonLookFlags.Text;
   C1Command cView = new C1Command();
   cView.Text = "View";
   

7. Create a new commandlink for the new command, View, then add it to the toolbar.

   To write code in Visual Basic

   cl = New C1CommandLink(cView)
   tb.CommandLinks.Add(cl)
   

   To write code in C#

   cl = new C1CommandLink(cView);
   tb.CommandLinks.Add(cl);
   

8. Make the commandlink for View appear as text, then create another command and call it Edit.

   To write code in Visual Basic

   cl.ButtonLook = ButtonLookFlags.Text
   Dim mEdit As New C1Command()
   mEdit.Text = "Edit"
   

   To write code in C#

   cl.ButtonLook = ButtonLookFlags.Text;
   C1Command mEdit = new C1Command();
   mEdit.Text = "Edit";
   

9. Create a new commandlink for the new command, Edit, then add the commandlink to the toolbar.

   To write code in Visual Basic

   cl = New C1CommandLink(mEdit)
   tb.CommandLinks.Add(cl)
   

   To write code in C#

   cl = new C1CommandLink(mEdit);
   tb.CommandLinks.Add(cl);
   

10. Make the command link for the edit toolbar button to appear as text.

To write code in Visual Basic

vbnet cl.ButtonLook = ButtonLookFlags.Text

To write code in C#

csharp cl.ButtonLook = ButtonLookFlags.Text;

11. Save and run your application.

The toolbar appears like the following: