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MyBaseMenu

Add a custom menu created in .NET to ArcGIS Desktop

[C#]

MyBaseMenu.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.CATIDs;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.BaseClasses;

namespace CustomMenus
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for MyBaseMenu.
    /// </summary>
    [Guid("adb44f5a-b2e4-4c72-a2d4-b46a2c190f6e")]
    [ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)]
    [ProgId("CustomMenus.MyBaseMenu")]
    public sealed class MyBaseMenu : BaseMenu, ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IRootLevelMenu
    {
        #region COM Registration Function(s)
        [ComRegisterFunction()]
        [ComVisible(false)]
        static void RegisterFunction(Type registerType)
        {
            // Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
            ArcGISCategoryRegistration(registerType);
        }

        [ComUnregisterFunction()]
        [ComVisible(false)]
        static void UnregisterFunction(Type registerType)
        {
            // Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
            ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(registerType);
        }

        #region ArcGIS Component Category Registrar generated code
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for ArcGIS Component Category registration -
        /// Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private static void ArcGISCategoryRegistration(Type registerType)
        {
            string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID);
            MxCommandBars.Register(regKey);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for ArcGIS Component Category unregistration -
        /// Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private static void ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(Type registerType)
        {
            string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID);
            MxCommandBars.Unregister(regKey);
        }

        #endregion
        #endregion

        public MyBaseMenu()
        {
            //
            // TODO: Define your menu here by adding items
            //
            AddItem("esriArcMapUI.ZoomInFixedCommand");
            BeginGroup(); //Separator
            AddItem("{FBF8C3FB-0480-11D2-8D21-080009EE4E51}", 1); //undo command
            AddItem(new Guid("FBF8C3FB-0480-11D2-8D21-080009EE4E51"), 2); //redo command

            BeginGroup(); //Add a separator.
            AddItem("CustomMenus.AddShapefile"); //Add custom functionality and add shapefile as a submenu.
        }

        public override string Caption
        {
          get
          {
            return "My_Menu";
          }
        }

        public override string Name
        {
            get
            {
                return "MyBaseMenu";
            }
        }
    }
}
[Visual Basic .NET]

MyBaseMenu.vb

Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.CATIDs
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.BaseClasses
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

<ComClass(MyBaseMenu.ClassId, MyBaseMenu.InterfaceId, MyBaseMenu.EventsId), _
 ProgId("CustomMenus.MyBaseMenu")> _
Public NotInheritable Class MyBaseMenu
    Inherits BaseMenu
    Implements ESRI.ArcGIS.Framework.IRootLevelMenu

#Region "COM Registration Function(s)"
    <ComRegisterFunction(), ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
    Public Shared Sub RegisterFunction(ByVal registerType As Type)
        ' Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
        ArcGISCategoryRegistration(registerType)

        'Add any COM registration code after the ArcGISCategoryRegistration() call

    End Sub

    <ComUnregisterFunction(), ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
    Public Shared Sub UnregisterFunction(ByVal registerType As Type)
        ' Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
        ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(registerType)

        'Add any COM unregistration code after the ArcGISCategoryUnregistration() call

    End Sub

#Region "ArcGIS Component Category Registrar generated code"
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Required method for ArcGIS Component Category registration -
    ''' Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
    ''' </summary>
    Private Shared Sub ArcGISCategoryRegistration(ByVal registerType As Type)
        Dim regKey As String = String.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID)
        MxCommandBars.Register(regKey)

    End Sub
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Required method for ArcGIS Component Category unregistration -
    ''' Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
    ''' </summary>
    Private Shared Sub ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(ByVal registerType As Type)
        Dim regKey As String = String.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID)
        MxCommandBars.Unregister(regKey)

    End Sub

#End Region
#End Region

#Region "COM GUIDs"
    ' These  GUIDs provide the COM identity for this class 
    ' and its COM interfaces. If you change them, existing 
    ' clients will no longer be able to access the class.
    Public Const ClassId As String = "adb44f5a-b2e4-4c72-a2d4-b46a2c190f6e"
    Public Const InterfaceId As String = "d3088ef5-0b44-49c9-809a-8234f178d79c"
    Public Const EventsId As String = "039e2773-1135-425e-90d6-f13e3208c9bb"
#End Region

    ' A creatable COM class must have a Public Sub New() 
    ' with no parameters, otherwise, the class will not be 
    ' registered in the COM registry and cannot be created 
    ' via CreateObject.
    Public Sub New()
        '
        'TODO: Define your menu here by adding items
        '
        AddItem("esriArcMapUI.ZoomInFixedCommand")
        BeginGroup() 'Separator
        AddItem("{FBF8C3FB-0480-11D2-8D21-080009EE4E51}", 1) 'undo command
        AddItem(New Guid("FBF8C3FB-0480-11D2-8D21-080009EE4E51"), 2) 'redo command

        BeginGroup() ' Add a separator.
        AddItem("CustomMenus.AddShapefile", 3) ' Add custom functionality and add shapefile as a submenu.

    End Sub

    Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Caption() As String
        Get
      Return "My_Menu"
    End Get
    End Property

    Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Name() As String
        Get
      Return "MyBaseMenu"
    End Get
    End Property
End Class