WinForms Bars - Create and customize bar edit items at runtime

This example creates two bar edit items (combobox and progress bar) and places them on top and status bars.

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private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
    DevExpress.XtraBars.BarEditItem item;
    DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.RepositoryItemComboBox combo;
    DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.RepositoryItemProgressBar progress;

    barManager1.ForceInitialize();

    combo = barManager1.RepositoryItems.Add("ComboBoxEdit") as DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.RepositoryItemComboBox;
    combo.Items.Add("Item A");
    combo.Items.Add("Item B");
    item = new DevExpress.XtraBars.BarEditItem(barManager1);
    item.Edit = combo;
    item.EditValue = "[n/a]";
    item.Width = 100;
    barStandard.AddItem(item);

    progress = barManager1.RepositoryItems.Add("ProgressBarControl") as DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository.RepositoryItemProgressBar;
    item = new DevExpress.XtraBars.BarEditItem(barManager1);
    item.Edit = progress;
    item.EditValue = 26; // 26%
    item.Width = 150;
    barStatus.AddItem(item);
}

Files to Review

• Form1.cs (VB: Form1.vb)

Documentation

• Add Bar Items To Toolbars

See Also

• How to create a BarEditItem at runtime
• How to avoid problems when adding bar item links to a form when it is loading
• How to create the main menu at runtime