# MenuItem.Type Property

> Gets the type of the MenuItem.

- **Product:** TX Spell .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 3.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Proofing`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TXSpell.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXSpell.Windows.Forms.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXSpell.Windows.Forms.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Spell .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl.Proofing > MenuItem.Type Property
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/menuitem/type-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/menuitem/type-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/menuitem/type-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the [type](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/txspell-menuitemtype/enumeration/llms-full.txt) of the [MenuItem](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/menuitem/llms-full.txt).

### Syntax

```csharp
public TXSpell.MenuItemType Type { get; }
```

```vbnet
Public ReadOnly Property Type As TXSpell.MenuItemType
```

### Examples

The following example includes the type value in application diagnostics. The created object is then available to the surrounding document workflow.

```csharp
Console.WriteLine($"Type: {menuItem.Type}");
Console.WriteLine("Menu Item is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
Console.WriteLine($"Type: {menuItem.Type}")
Console.WriteLine("Menu Item is ready for use.")
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [MenuItem Class](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/menuitem/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [MenuItemClickedEventArgs Class](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/menuitemclickedeventargs/llms-full.txt)