You can display icons next to each menu item in xamMenu or xamContextMenu, giving your end users a visual indication of what the menu item will do. Each XamMenuItem object exposes an Icon property that you can use to set an image.
The following code shows you how to add icons for items in xamMenu.
In XAML:
<ig:XamMenu x:Name="xamMenu1" Height="25" MenuOrientation="Horizontal">
<!-- TODO: Add menu items-->
<ig:XamMenuItem Header="Shop">
<ig:XamMenuItem.Icon>
<Image Source="Images/Check24.png" />
</ig:XamMenuItem.Icon>
</ig:XamMenuItem>
<ig:XamMenuItem Header="Checkout">
<ig:XamMenuItem.Icon>
<Image Source="Images/ShoppingCart24.png" />
</ig:XamMenuItem.Icon>
</ig:XamMenuItem>
</ig:XamMenu>
In Visual Basic:
' Create menu
Dim menu1 As New XamMenu()
Me.LayoutRoot.Children.Add(menu1)
menu1.Height = 25
' Create Shop menu item
Dim item As New XamMenuItem()
item.Header = "Shop"
Dim image As New Image()
image.Source = New BitmapImage(New Uri("Images/ShoppingCart24.png", UriKind.Relative))
item.Icon = image
menu1.Items.Add(item)
' Create CheckOut menu item
item = New XamMenuItem()
item.Header = "CheckOut"
image = New Image()
image.Source = New BitmapImage(New Uri("Images/Check24.png", UriKind.Relative))
item.Icon = image
menu1.Items.Add(item)
In C#:
// Create menu
XamMenu menu1 = new XamMenu();
this.LayoutRoot.Children.Add(menu1);
menu1.Height = 25;
// Create Shop menu item
XamMenuItem item = new XamMenuItem();
item.Header = "Shop";
Image image = new Image { Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri("Images/ShoppingCart24.png", UriKind.Relative)) };
item.Icon = image;
menu1.Items.Add(item);
// Create CheckOut menu item
item = new XamMenuItem();
item.Header = "CheckOut";
image = new Image { Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri("Images/Check24.png", UriKind.Relative)) };
item.Icon = image;
menu1.Items.Add(item);
