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How can one get a ContextMenuStrip to show on left click of a NotifyIcon?


I have a ContextMenuStrip assigned to a NotifyIcon and this works with the right click fine.

How may I wire up the mouse-click event to tell the NotifyIcon to show its ContextMenuStrip?

private void taskbarIcon_MouseClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    switch (e.Button)
    {
        case MouseButtons.Left:
            // What could I use here?
            break;
        default:
            break;
    }
}

Solution

  • You should be able to use the following code:

    if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Left)
    {
       MethodInfo mi = typeof(NotifyIcon).GetMethod("ShowContextMenu", 
                BindingFlags.Instance |BindingFlags.NonPublic);
        mi.Invoke(taskbarIcon, null);
    }
    

    Here's a good thread about the subject at MSDN site.