Recent Files List in c# Windows forms .net 4

Question

Just wondering if somebody has implemented a Recent Files list and how they have approached. Looking for ideas.

Was thinking of a collection and saving as xml file somewhere(Users....) and when a new file is added check if exists and if does remove and re-add so that you always have the latest 20 files for example.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

The feature is called MRU (Most Recently Used). You can find a nice implementation on http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/mrutoolstripmenu.aspx