MenuItems.Clear() Problem

5 Oct 2005 1:01 AM

Davie

I'm developing an application on the smartphone. To reduce the size of the application i'm using panels where appropriate instead of forms. As a result of the design, I need to have different context menus on one form. I had tried to declare two MainMenu items and then simply switch the display accordingly. eg.

public void displayPanel1(){
this.Menu = this.mainMenu1; //
this.Refresh();
}

public void displayPanel2(){
this.Menu = this.mainMenu2;
this.Refresh();
}

but this throws a not supported exception. I am aware that smartphone allows only one menuitem on the left softkey and multiple on the right softkey. I have adhered to this policy. I then tried to have one MainMenu and just clear all menuitems then populate the menu depending on which panel i display.

this.rightmenuItem.MenuItems.Clear();

this.rightmenu.MenuItems.Add(this.next_menuItem);

this.rightmenu.MenuItems.Add(this.exit_menuItem);

Again this throws a Not Supported Exception when i try to Clear the list of MenuItems. I have tried the code on Pocket Pc and this works, how can i display menus on the smartphone? I have found things on google, but that is where people have placed menuItems on the left hand side.

Any help would be appreciated.

Davie.

5 Oct 2005 9:36 AM

Steven Cheng[MSFT]

Hi Davie,

Thank you for your posting. Regarding on the issue, I am
finding proper resource to assist you and we will update as soon as posible.

Regards,

Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support

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| I'm developing an application on the smartphone. To reduce the size of

the application i'm using panels where appropriate instead of forms. As a
result of the design, I need to have different context menus on one form.
I had tried to declare two MainMenu items and then simply switch the
display accordingly. eg.

| public void displayPanel1(){
| this.Menu = this.mainMenu1; //
| this.Refresh();
| }
| public void displayPanel2(){
| this.Menu = this.mainMenu2;
| this.Refresh();
| }
| but this throws a not supported exception. I am aware that smartphone

allows only one menuitem on the left softkey and multiple on the right
softkey. I have adhered to this policy. I then tried to have one
MainMenu and just clear all menuitems then populate the menu depending on
which panel i display.

| this.rightmenuItem.MenuItems.Clear();
| this.rightmenu.MenuItems.Add(this.next_menuItem);
| this.rightmenu.MenuItems.Add(this.exit_menuItem);
| Again this throws a Not Supported Exception when i try to Clear the list

of MenuItems. I have tried the code on Pocket Pc and this works, how can i
display menus on the smartphone? I have found things on google, but that
is where people have placed menuItems on the left hand side.
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| Any help would be appreciated.
| Davie.
|

5 Oct 2005 9:47 AM

Davie

Thanks once again for your assitance Steven. :-)

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> Hi Davie,
>
> Thank you for your posting. Regarding on the issue, I am
> finding proper resource to assist you and we will update as soon as
> posible.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steven Cheng
> Microsoft Online Support
>
> Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security(This posting is provided "AS IS",
> with no warranties, and confers no rights.)
>
>
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> | I'm developing an application on the smartphone. To reduce the size of
> the application i'm using panels where appropriate instead of forms. As a
> result of the design, I need to have different context menus on one form.
> I had tried to declare two MainMenu items and then simply switch the
> display accordingly. eg.
> | public void displayPanel1(){
> | this.Menu = this.mainMenu1; //
> | this.Refresh();
> | }
> | public void displayPanel2(){
> | this.Menu = this.mainMenu2;
> | this.Refresh();
> | }
> | but this throws a not supported exception. I am aware that smartphone
> allows only one menuitem on the left softkey and multiple on the right
> softkey. I have adhered to this policy. I then tried to have one
> MainMenu and just clear all menuitems then populate the menu depending on
> which panel i display.
> | this.rightmenuItem.MenuItems.Clear();
> | this.rightmenu.MenuItems.Add(this.next_menuItem);
> | this.rightmenu.MenuItems.Add(this.exit_menuItem);
> | Again this throws a Not Supported Exception when i try to Clear the list
> of MenuItems. I have tried the code on Pocket Pc and this works, how can
> i
> display menus on the smartphone? I have found things on google, but that
> is where people have placed menuItems on the left hand side.
> | Any help would be appreciated.
> | Davie.
> |
>

6 Oct 2005 6:03 AM

Kevin Yu [MSFT]

Hi Davie,

As far as I know, this is a limitation of .NET compact framework on
SmartPhone. Can you try to delete the mainmenu and recreate it? Please
check the following thread for reference.

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.smartphone.developer/browse_
frm/thread/8c676f112fcca1a3/a98db4c74fb7f211?lnk=st&q=smartphone+menuitems+c
lear&rnum=3#a98db4c74fb7f211

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.smartphone.developer/browse_
thread/thread/78fca888977acea4/f29db9663a6902ca?lnk=st&q=smartphone+menuitem
s+clear&rnum=2&hl=en#f29db9663a6902ca

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10 Oct 2005 2:58 AM

Davie

Many thanks.

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"Kevin Yu [MSFT]" <v-k***@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Davie,
>
> As far as I know, this is a limitation of .NET compact framework on
> SmartPhone. Can you try to delete the mainmenu and recreate it? Please
> check the following thread for reference.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.smartphone.developer/browse_
> frm/thread/8c676f112fcca1a3/a98db4c74fb7f211?lnk=st&q=smartphone+menuitems+c
> lear&rnum=3#a98db4c74fb7f211
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.smartphone.developer/browse_
> thread/thread/78fca888977acea4/f29db9663a6902ca?lnk=st&q=smartphone+menuitem
> s+clear&rnum=2&hl=en#f29db9663a6902ca
>
> Kevin Yu
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11 Oct 2005 2:45 AM

Kevin Yu [MSFT]

You're welcome.

Kevin Yu
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