Creating Menus
Like forms, menus are objects in their own right in the .NET Framework. When you set out to create menus for an application, you are either creating a main menu that appears below the title bar, or you are creating a context menu that is displayed when the user right-clicks over an area of the form. (Context menus are often called pop-up menus.) Menus have become an established part of user interface design. This section covers the menu-related classes in the .NET Framework and shows you how to imbue your forms with menu-based functionality.
Adding a Main Menu to a Form
Before you associate a main menu with a form, you first have to create an object instance of the menu. The code to do this is straightforward:
Dim appMenu As MainMenu ...
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