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1 | \section{\class{wxMenu}}\label{wxmenu} |
2 | ||
3 | A menu is a popup (or pull down) list of items, one of which may be | |
4 | selected before the menu goes away (clicking elsewhere dismisses the | |
0472ece7 | 5 | menu). Menus may be used to construct either menu bars or popup menus. |
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6 | |
7 | A menu item has an integer ID associated with it which can be used to | |
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8 | identify the selection, or to change the menu item in some way. A menu item |
9 | with a special identifier $-1$ is a separator item and doesn't have an | |
10 | associated command but just makes a separator line appear in the menu. | |
11 | ||
12 | Menu items may be either normal items, check items or radio items. Normal items | |
13 | don't have any special properties while the check items have a boolean flag | |
14 | associated to them and they show a checkmark in the menu when the flag is set. | |
15 | wxWindows automatically togles the flag value when the item is clicked and its | |
16 | value may be retrieved using either \helpref{IsChecked}{wxmenuischecked} method | |
17 | of wxMenu or wxMenuBar itself or by using | |
18 | \helpref{wxEvent::IsChecked}{wxcommandeventischecked} when you get the menu | |
19 | notification for the item in question. | |
20 | ||
21 | The radio items are similar to the check items except that all the other items | |
22 | in the same radio group are unchecked when a radio item is checked. The radio | |
23 | group is formed by a contiguous range of radio items, i.e. it starts at the | |
24 | first item of this kind and ends with the first item of a different kind (or | |
25 | the end of the menu). Notice that because the radio groups are defined in terms | |
26 | of the item positions inserting or removing the items in the menu containing | |
27 | the radio items risks to not work correctly. Finally note that the radio items | |
28 | are only supported under Windows and GTK+ currently. | |
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29 | |
30 | \wxheading{Derived from} | |
31 | ||
32 | \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\ | |
33 | \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject} | |
34 | ||
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35 | \wxheading{Include files} |
36 | ||
37 | <wx/menu.h> | |
38 | ||
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39 | \wxheading{Event handling} |
40 | ||
41 | If the menu is part of a menubar, then \helpref{wxMenuBar}{wxmenubar} event processing is used. | |
42 | ||
43 | With a popup menu, there is a variety of ways to handle a menu selection event | |
44 | (wxEVT\_COMMAND\_MENU\_SELECTED). | |
45 | ||
46 | \begin{enumerate}\itemsep=0pt | |
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47 | \item Derive a new class from wxMenu and define event table entries using the EVT\_MENU macro. |
48 | \item Set a new event handler for wxMenu, using an object whose class has EVT\_MENU entries. | |
49 | \item Provide EVT\_MENU handlers in the window which pops up the menu, or in an ancestor of | |
50 | this window. | |
1aaef614 | 51 | \item Define a callback of type wxFunction, which you pass to the wxMenu constructor. |
874a1686 | 52 | The callback takes a reference to the menu, and a reference to a |
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53 | \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}. This method is deprecated and should |
54 | not be used in the new code, it is provided for backwards compatibility only. | |
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55 | \end{enumerate} |
56 | ||
57 | \wxheading{See also} | |
58 | ||
59 | \helpref{wxMenuBar}{wxmenubar}, \helpref{wxWindow::PopupMenu}{wxwindowpopupmenu},\rtfsp | |
60 | \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} | |
61 | ||
62 | \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}} | |
63 | ||
64 | \membersection{wxMenu::wxMenu}\label{wxmenuconstr} | |
65 | ||
b1462dfa | 66 | \func{}{wxMenu}{\param{const wxString\& }{title = ""}, \param{long}{ style = 0}} |
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67 | |
68 | Constructs a wxMenu object. | |
69 | ||
70 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
71 | ||
72 | \docparam{title}{A title for the popup menu: the empty string denotes no title.} | |
73 | ||
809f39fe | 74 | \docparam{style}{If set to {\tt wxMENU\_TEAROFF}, the menu will be detachable (wxGTK only).} |
06d20283 | 75 | |
407f3681 | 76 | \func{}{wxMenu}{\param{long}{ style}} |
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77 | |
78 | Constructs a wxMenu object. | |
79 | ||
80 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
407f3681 | 81 | |
809f39fe | 82 | \docparam{style}{If set to {\tt wxMENU\_TEAROFF}, the menu will be detachable (wxGTK only).} |
4e986502 | 83 | |
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84 | \membersection{wxMenu::\destruct{wxMenu}} |
85 | ||
86 | \func{}{\destruct{wxMenu}}{\void} | |
87 | ||
88 | Destructor, destroying the menu. | |
89 | ||
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90 | Note: under Motif, a popup menu must have a valid parent (the window |
91 | it was last popped up on) when being destroyed. Therefore, make sure | |
92 | you delete or re-use the popup menu {\it before} destroying the | |
93 | parent window. Re-use in this context means popping up the menu on | |
94 | a different window from last time, which causes an implicit destruction | |
95 | and recreation of internal data structures. | |
96 | ||
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97 | \membersection{wxMenu::Append}\label{wxmenuappend} |
98 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 99 | \func{void}{Append}{\param{int}{ id}, \param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""},\rtfsp |
d65c269b | 100 | \param{wxItemKind}{ kind = wxItem\_Normal}} |
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101 | |
102 | Adds a string item to the end of the menu. | |
103 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 104 | \func{void}{Append}{\param{int}{ id}, \param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{wxMenu *}{subMenu},\rtfsp |
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105 | \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""}} |
106 | ||
107 | Adds a pull-right submenu to the end of the menu. | |
108 | ||
109 | \func{void}{Append}{\param{wxMenuItem*}{ menuItem}} | |
110 | ||
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111 | Adds a menu item object. This is the most generic variant of Append() method |
112 | because it may be used for both items (including separators) and submenus and | |
113 | because you can also specify various extra properties of a menu item this way, | |
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114 | such as bitmaps and fonts. |
115 | ||
116 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
117 | ||
118 | \docparam{id}{The menu command identifier.} | |
119 | ||
120 | \docparam{item}{The string to appear on the menu item.} | |
121 | ||
122 | \docparam{menu}{Pull-right submenu.} | |
123 | ||
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124 | \docparam{kind}{May be {\tt wxItem\_Separator}, {\tt wxItem\_Normal}, |
125 | {\tt wxItem\_Check} or {\tt wxItem\_Radio}} | |
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126 | |
127 | \docparam{helpString}{An optional help string associated with the item. | |
128 | By default, \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays | |
129 | this string in the status line.} | |
130 | ||
131 | \docparam{menuItem}{A menuitem object. It will be owned by the wxMenu object after this function | |
132 | is called, so do not delete it yourself.} | |
133 | ||
134 | \wxheading{Remarks} | |
135 | ||
136 | This command can be used after the menu has been shown, as well as on initial | |
137 | creation of a menu or menubar. | |
138 | ||
139 | \wxheading{See also} | |
140 | ||
1aaef614 | 141 | \helpref{wxMenu::AppendSeparator}{wxmenuappendseparator},\rtfsp |
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142 | \helpref{wxMenu::AppendCheckItem}{wxmenuappendcheckitem},\rtfsp |
143 | \helpref{wxMenu::AppendRadioItem}{wxmenuappendradioitem},\rtfsp | |
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144 | \helpref{wxMenu::Insert}{wxmenuinsert},\rtfsp |
145 | \helpref{wxMenu::SetLabel}{wxmenusetlabel}, \helpref{wxMenu::GetHelpString}{wxmenugethelpstring},\rtfsp | |
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146 | \helpref{wxMenu::SetHelpString}{wxmenusethelpstring}, \helpref{wxMenuItem}{wxmenuitem} |
147 | ||
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148 | \pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython |
149 | implements the following methods:\par | |
150 | \indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist} | |
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151 | \twocolitem{{\bf Append(id, string, helpStr="", checkable=FALSE)}}{} |
152 | \twocolitem{{\bf AppendMenu(id, string, aMenu, helpStr="")}}{} | |
153 | \twocolitem{{\bf AppendItem(aMenuItem)}}{} | |
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154 | \end{twocollist}} |
155 | } | |
156 | ||
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157 | \membersection{wxMenu::AppendCheckItem}\label{wxmenuappendcheckitem} |
158 | ||
159 | \func{void}{AppendCheckItem}{\param{int}{ id},\rtfsp | |
160 | \param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""}} | |
161 | ||
162 | Adds a checkable item to the end of the menu. | |
163 | ||
164 | \wxheading{See also} | |
165 | ||
166 | \helpref{wxMenu::Append}{wxmenuappend},\rtfsp | |
167 | \helpref{wxMenu::InsertCheckItem}{wxmenuinsertcheckitem} | |
168 | ||
169 | \membersection{wxMenu::AppendRadioItem}\label{wxmenuappendradioitem} | |
170 | ||
171 | \func{void}{AppendRadioItem}{\param{int}{ id},\rtfsp | |
172 | \param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""}} | |
173 | ||
174 | Adds a radio item to the end of the menu. All consequent radio items form a | |
175 | group and when an item in the group is checked, all the others are | |
176 | automatically unchecked. | |
177 | ||
178 | {\bf NB:} Currently only implemented under Windows and GTK, use | |
179 | {\tt #if wxHAS\_RADIO\_MENU\_ITEMS} to test for availability of this feature. | |
180 | ||
181 | \wxheading{See also} | |
182 | ||
183 | \helpref{wxMenu::Append}{wxmenuappend},\rtfsp | |
184 | \helpref{wxMenu::InsertRadioItem}{wxmenuinsertradioitem} | |
185 | ||
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186 | \membersection{wxMenu::AppendSeparator}\label{wxmenuappendseparator} |
187 | ||
188 | \func{void}{AppendSeparator}{\void} | |
189 | ||
190 | Adds a separator to the end of the menu. | |
191 | ||
192 | \wxheading{See also} | |
193 | ||
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194 | \helpref{wxMenu::Append}{wxmenuappend},\rtfsp |
195 | \helpref{wxMenu::InsertSeparator}{wxmenuinsertseparator} | |
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196 | |
197 | \membersection{wxMenu::Break}\label{wxmenubreak} | |
198 | ||
199 | \func{void}{Break}{\void} | |
200 | ||
201 | Inserts a break in a menu, causing the next appended item to appear in a new column. | |
202 | ||
203 | \membersection{wxMenu::Check}\label{wxmenucheck} | |
204 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 205 | \func{void}{Check}{\param{int}{ id}, \param{const bool}{ check}} |
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206 | |
207 | Checks or unchecks the menu item. | |
208 | ||
209 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
210 | ||
211 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
212 | ||
213 | \docparam{check}{If TRUE, the item will be checked, otherwise it will be unchecked.} | |
214 | ||
215 | \wxheading{See also} | |
216 | ||
217 | \helpref{wxMenu::IsChecked}{wxmenuischecked} | |
218 | ||
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219 | \membersection{wxMenu::Delete}\label{wxmenudelete} |
220 | ||
221 | \func{void}{Delete}{\param{int }{id}} | |
222 | ||
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223 | \func{void}{Delete}{\param{wxMenuItem *}{item}} |
224 | ||
874a1686 | 225 | Deletes the menu item from the menu. If the item is a submenu, it will |
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226 | {\bf not} be deleted. Use \helpref{Destroy}{wxmenudestroy} if you want to |
227 | delete a submenu. | |
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228 | |
229 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
230 | ||
1aaef614 | 231 | \docparam{id}{Id of the menu item to be deleted.} |
fc9c7c09 | 232 | |
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233 | \docparam{item}{Menu item to be deleted.} |
234 | ||
235 | \wxheading{See also} | |
236 | ||
237 | \helpref{wxMenu::FindItem}{wxmenufinditem},\rtfsp | |
238 | \helpref{wxMenu::Destroy}{wxmenudestroy},\rtfsp | |
239 | \helpref{wxMenu::Remove}{wxmenuremove} | |
240 | ||
241 | \membersection{wxMenu::Destroy}\label{wxmenudestroy} | |
242 | ||
243 | \func{void}{Destroy}{\param{int }{id}} | |
244 | ||
245 | \func{void}{Destroy}{\param{wxMenuItem *}{item}} | |
246 | ||
874a1686 | 247 | Deletes the menu item from the menu. If the item is a submenu, it will |
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248 | be deleted. Use \helpref{Remove}{wxmenuremove} if you want to keep the submenu |
249 | (for example, to reuse it later). | |
fc9c7c09 | 250 | |
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251 | \wxheading{Parameters} |
252 | ||
253 | \docparam{id}{Id of the menu item to be deleted.} | |
254 | ||
255 | \docparam{item}{Menu item to be deleted.} | |
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256 | |
257 | \wxheading{See also} | |
258 | ||
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259 | \helpref{wxMenu::FindItem}{wxmenufinditem},\rtfsp |
260 | \helpref{wxMenu::Deletes}{wxmenudelete},\rtfsp | |
261 | \helpref{wxMenu::Remove}{wxmenuremove} | |
fc9c7c09 | 262 | |
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263 | \membersection{wxMenu::Enable}\label{wxmenuenable} |
264 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 265 | \func{void}{Enable}{\param{int}{ id}, \param{const bool}{ enable}} |
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266 | |
267 | Enables or disables (greys out) a menu item. | |
268 | ||
269 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
270 | ||
271 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
272 | ||
273 | \docparam{enable}{TRUE to enable the menu item, FALSE to disable it.} | |
274 | ||
275 | \wxheading{See also} | |
276 | ||
277 | \helpref{wxMenu::IsEnabled}{wxmenuisenabled} | |
278 | ||
279 | \membersection{wxMenu::FindItem}\label{wxmenufinditem} | |
280 | ||
281 | \constfunc{int}{FindItem}{\param{const wxString\& }{itemString}} | |
282 | ||
283 | Finds the menu item id for a menu item string. | |
284 | ||
1aaef614 | 285 | \constfunc{wxMenuItem *}{FindItem}{\param{int}{ id}, \param{wxMenu **}{menu = NULL}} |
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287 | Finds the menu item object associated with the given menu item identifier and, |
288 | optionally, the (sub)menu it belongs to. | |
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290 | \perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes just the {\tt id} parameter; |
291 | in scalar context it returns the associated {\tt Wx::MenuItem}, in list | |
9722642d | 292 | context it returns a 2-element list {\tt ( item, submenu )}} |
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294 | \wxheading{Parameters} |
295 | ||
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296 | \docparam{itemString}{Menu item string to find.} |
297 | ||
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298 | \docparam{id}{Menu item identifier.} |
299 | ||
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300 | \docparam{menu}{If the pointer is not NULL, it will be filled with the items |
301 | parent menu (if the item was found)} | |
302 | ||
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303 | \wxheading{Return value} |
304 | ||
e12be2f7 | 305 | First form: menu item identifier, or wxNOT\_FOUND if none is found. |
a660d684 | 306 | |
e12be2f7 | 307 | Second form: returns the menu item object, or NULL if it is not found. |
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309 | \wxheading{Remarks} |
310 | ||
311 | Any special menu codes are stripped out of source and target strings | |
312 | before matching. | |
a660d684 | 313 | |
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315 | and it does not support the second parameter.} |
316 | ||
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317 | \membersection{wxMenu::GetHelpString}\label{wxmenugethelpstring} |
318 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 319 | \constfunc{wxString}{GetHelpString}{\param{int}{ id}} |
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320 | |
321 | Returns the help string associated with a menu item. | |
322 | ||
323 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
324 | ||
325 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
326 | ||
327 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
328 | ||
329 | The help string, or the empty string if there is no help string or the | |
330 | item was not found. | |
331 | ||
332 | \wxheading{See also} | |
333 | ||
334 | \helpref{wxMenu::SetHelpString}{wxmenusethelpstring}, \helpref{wxMenu::Append}{wxmenuappend} | |
335 | ||
336 | \membersection{wxMenu::GetLabel}\label{wxmenugetlabel} | |
337 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 338 | \constfunc{wxString}{GetLabel}{\param{int}{ id}} |
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339 | |
340 | Returns a menu item label. | |
341 | ||
342 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
343 | ||
344 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
345 | ||
346 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
347 | ||
348 | The item label, or the empty string if the item was not found. | |
349 | ||
350 | \wxheading{See also} | |
351 | ||
352 | \helpref{wxMenu::SetLabel}{wxmenusetlabel} | |
353 | ||
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354 | \membersection{wxMenu::GetMenuItemCount}\label{wxmenugetmenuitemcount} |
355 | ||
356 | \constfunc{size\_t}{GetMenuItemCount}{\void} | |
357 | ||
358 | Returns the number of items in the menu. | |
359 | ||
360 | \membersection{wxMenu::GetMenuItems}\label{wxmenugetmenuitems} | |
361 | ||
362 | \constfunc{wxMenuItemList\&}{GetMenuItems}{\void} | |
363 | ||
364 | Returns the list of items in the menu. wxMenuItemList is a pseudo-template | |
365 | list class containing wxMenuItem pointers. | |
366 | ||
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367 | \membersection{wxMenu::GetTitle}\label{wxmenugettitle} |
368 | ||
369 | \constfunc{wxString}{GetTitle}{\void} | |
370 | ||
371 | Returns the title of the menu. | |
372 | ||
373 | \wxheading{Remarks} | |
374 | ||
375 | This is relevant only to popup menus. | |
376 | ||
377 | \wxheading{See also} | |
378 | ||
379 | \helpref{wxMenu::SetTitle}{wxmenusettitle} | |
380 | ||
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381 | \membersection{wxMenu::Insert}\label{wxmenuinsert} |
382 | ||
383 | \func{bool}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{pos}, \param{wxMenuItem *}{item}} | |
384 | ||
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385 | \func{void}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{pos}, \param{int}{ id},\rtfsp |
386 | \param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""},\rtfsp | |
387 | \param{wxItemKind}{ kind = wxItem\_Normal}} | |
388 | ||
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389 | Inserts the given {\it item} before the position {\it pos}. Inserting the item |
390 | at the position \helpref{GetMenuItemCount}{wxmenugetmenuitemcount} is the same | |
391 | as appending it. | |
392 | ||
393 | \wxheading{See also} | |
394 | ||
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395 | \helpref{wxMenu::Append}{wxmenuappend},\rtfsp |
396 | \helpref{wxMenu::Prepend}{wxmenuprepend} | |
397 | ||
398 | \membersection{wxMenu::InsertCheckItem}\label{wxmenuinsertcheckitem} | |
399 | ||
400 | \func{void}{InsertCheckItem}{\param{size\_t }{pos}, \param{int}{ id},\rtfsp | |
401 | \param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""}} | |
402 | ||
403 | Inserts a checkable item at the given position. | |
404 | ||
405 | \wxheading{See also} | |
406 | ||
407 | \helpref{wxMenu::Insert}{wxmenuinsert},\rtfsp | |
408 | \helpref{wxMenu::AppendCheckItem}{wxmenuappendcheckitem} | |
409 | ||
410 | \membersection{wxMenu::InsertRadioItem}\label{wxmenuinsertradioitem} | |
411 | ||
412 | \func{void}{InsertRadioItem}{\param{size\_t }{pos}, \param{int}{ id},\rtfsp | |
413 | \param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""}} | |
414 | ||
415 | Inserts a radio item at the given position. | |
416 | ||
417 | \wxheading{See also} | |
418 | ||
419 | \helpref{wxMenu::Insert}{wxmenuinsert},\rtfsp | |
420 | \helpref{wxMenu::AppendRadioItem}{wxmenuappendradioitem} | |
421 | ||
422 | \membersection{wxMenu::InsertSeparator}\label{wxmenuinsertseparator} | |
423 | ||
424 | \func{void}{InsertSeparator}{\param{size\_t }{pos}} | |
425 | ||
426 | Inserts a separator at the given position. | |
427 | ||
428 | \wxheading{See also} | |
429 | ||
430 | \helpref{wxMenu::Insert}{wxmenuinsert},\rtfsp | |
431 | \helpref{wxMenu::AppendSeparator}{wxmenuappendseparator} | |
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433 | \membersection{wxMenu::IsChecked}\label{wxmenuischecked} |
434 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 435 | \constfunc{bool}{IsChecked}{\param{int}{ id}} |
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436 | |
437 | Determines whether a menu item is checked. | |
438 | ||
439 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
440 | ||
441 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
442 | ||
443 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
444 | ||
445 | TRUE if the menu item is checked, FALSE otherwise. | |
446 | ||
447 | \wxheading{See also} | |
448 | ||
449 | \helpref{wxMenu::Check}{wxmenucheck} | |
450 | ||
451 | \membersection{wxMenu::IsEnabled}\label{wxmenuisenabled} | |
452 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 453 | \constfunc{bool}{IsEnabled}{\param{int}{ id}} |
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454 | |
455 | Determines whether a menu item is enabled. | |
456 | ||
457 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
458 | ||
459 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
460 | ||
461 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
462 | ||
463 | TRUE if the menu item is enabled, FALSE otherwise. | |
464 | ||
465 | \wxheading{See also} | |
466 | ||
467 | \helpref{wxMenu::Enable}{wxmenuenable} | |
468 | ||
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469 | \membersection{wxMenu::Prepend}\label{wxmenuprepend} |
470 | ||
471 | \func{bool}{Prepend}{\param{size\_t }{pos}, \param{wxMenuItem *}{item}} | |
472 | ||
473 | \func{void}{Prepend}{\param{int}{ id},\rtfsp | |
474 | \param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""},\rtfsp | |
475 | \param{wxItemKind}{ kind = wxItem\_Normal}} | |
476 | ||
477 | Inserts the given {\it item} at the position $0$. | |
478 | ||
479 | \wxheading{See also} | |
480 | ||
481 | \helpref{wxMenu::Append}{wxmenuappend},\rtfsp | |
482 | \helpref{wxMenu::Inserts}{wxmenuinsert} | |
483 | ||
484 | \membersection{wxMenu::PrependCheckItem}\label{wxmenuprependcheckitem} | |
485 | ||
486 | \func{void}{PrependCheckItem}{\param{int}{ id},\rtfsp | |
487 | \param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""}} | |
488 | ||
489 | Inserts a checkable item at the position $0$. | |
490 | ||
491 | \wxheading{See also} | |
492 | ||
493 | \helpref{wxMenu::Prepend}{wxmenuprepend},\rtfsp | |
494 | \helpref{wxMenu::AppendCheckItem}{wxmenuappendcheckitem} | |
495 | ||
496 | \membersection{wxMenu::PrependRadioItem}\label{wxmenuprependradioitem} | |
497 | ||
498 | \func{void}{PrependRadioItem}{\param{int}{ id},\rtfsp | |
499 | \param{const wxString\& }{ item}, \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""}} | |
500 | ||
501 | Inserts a radio item at the position $0$. | |
502 | ||
503 | \wxheading{See also} | |
504 | ||
505 | \helpref{wxMenu::Prepend}{wxmenuprepend},\rtfsp | |
506 | \helpref{wxMenu::AppendRadioItem}{wxmenuappendradioitem} | |
507 | ||
508 | \membersection{wxMenu::PrependSeparator}\label{wxmenuprependseparator} | |
509 | ||
510 | \func{void}{PrependSeparator}{\param{size\_t }{pos}} | |
511 | ||
512 | Inserts a separator at the position $0$. | |
513 | ||
514 | \wxheading{See also} | |
515 | ||
516 | \helpref{wxMenu::Prepend}{wxmenuprepend},\rtfsp | |
517 | \helpref{wxMenu::AppendSeparator}{wxmenuappendseparator} | |
518 | ||
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519 | \membersection{wxMenu::Remove}\label{wxmenuremove} |
520 | ||
521 | \func{wxMenuItem *}{Remove}{\param{int }{id}} | |
522 | ||
523 | \func{wxMenuItem *}{Remove}{\param{wxMenuItem *}{item}} | |
524 | ||
525 | Removes the menu item from the menu but doesn't delete the associated C++ | |
526 | object. This allows to reuse the same item later by adding it back to the menu | |
527 | (especially useful with submenus). | |
528 | ||
529 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
530 | ||
531 | \docparam{id}{The identifier of the menu item to remove.} | |
532 | ||
533 | \docparam{item}{The menu item to remove.} | |
534 | ||
535 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
536 | ||
537 | The item which was detached from the menu. | |
538 | ||
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539 | \membersection{wxMenu::SetHelpString}\label{wxmenusethelpstring} |
540 | ||
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542 | |
543 | Sets an item's help string. | |
544 | ||
545 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
546 | ||
547 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
548 | ||
549 | \docparam{helpString}{The help string to set.} | |
550 | ||
551 | \wxheading{See also} | |
552 | ||
553 | \helpref{wxMenu::GetHelpString}{wxmenugethelpstring} | |
554 | ||
555 | \membersection{wxMenu::SetLabel}\label{wxmenusetlabel} | |
556 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 557 | \func{void}{SetLabel}{\param{int}{ id}, \param{const wxString\& }{label}} |
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558 | |
559 | Sets the label of a menu item. | |
560 | ||
561 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
562 | ||
563 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
564 | ||
565 | \docparam{label}{The menu item label to set.} | |
566 | ||
567 | \wxheading{See also} | |
568 | ||
569 | \helpref{wxMenu::Append}{wxmenuappend}, \helpref{wxMenu::GetLabel}{wxmenugetlabel} | |
570 | ||
571 | \membersection{wxMenu::SetTitle}\label{wxmenusettitle} | |
572 | ||
573 | \func{void}{SetTitle}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}} | |
574 | ||
575 | Sets the title of the menu. | |
576 | ||
577 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
578 | ||
579 | \docparam{title}{The title to set.} | |
580 | ||
581 | \wxheading{Remarks} | |
582 | ||
583 | This is relevant only to popup menus. | |
584 | ||
585 | \wxheading{See also} | |
586 | ||
587 | \helpref{wxMenu::SetTitle}{wxmenusettitle} | |
588 | ||
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589 | \membersection{wxMenu::UpdateUI}\label{wxmenuupdateui} |
590 | ||
591 | \constfunc{void}{UpdateUI}{\param{wxEvtHandler*}{ source = NULL}} | |
592 | ||
593 | Sends events to {\it source} (or owning window if NULL) to update the | |
594 | menu UI. This is called just before the menu is popped up with \helpref{wxWindow::PopupMenu}{wxwindowpopupmenu}, but | |
595 | the application may call it at other times if required. | |
596 | ||
597 | \wxheading{See also} | |
598 | ||
599 | \helpref{wxUpdateUIEvent}{wxupdateuievent} | |
600 | ||
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601 | \section{\class{wxMenuBar}}\label{wxmenubar} |
602 | ||
603 | A menu bar is a series of menus accessible from the top of a frame. | |
604 | ||
605 | \wxheading{Derived from} | |
606 | ||
607 | \helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\ | |
608 | \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject} | |
609 | ||
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610 | \wxheading{Include files} |
611 | ||
612 | <wx/menu.h> | |
613 | ||
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614 | \wxheading{Event handling} |
615 | ||
616 | To respond to a menu selection, provide a handler for EVT\_MENU, in the frame | |
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617 | that contains the menu bar. If you have a toolbar which uses the same identifiers |
618 | as your EVT\_MENU entries, events from the toolbar will also be processed by your | |
619 | EVT\_MENU event handlers. | |
620 | ||
621 | Note that menu commands (and UI update events for menus) are first sent to | |
622 | the focus window within the frame. If no window within the frame has the focus, | |
623 | then the events are sent directly to the frame. This allows command and UI update | |
624 | handling to be processed by specific windows and controls, and not necessarily | |
625 | by the application frame. | |
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627 | {\bf Tip:} under Windows, if you discover that menu shortcuts (for example, Alt-F to show the file menu) |
628 | are not working, check any EVT\_CHAR events you are handling in child windows. | |
629 | If you are not calling {\tt event.Skip()} for events that you don't process in these event handlers, | |
630 | menu shortcuts may cease to work. | |
631 | ||
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632 | \wxheading{See also} |
633 | ||
634 | \helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu}, \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview} | |
635 | ||
636 | \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}} | |
637 | ||
638 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::wxMenuBar}\label{wxmenubarconstr} | |
639 | ||
17e79918 | 640 | \func{void}{wxMenuBar}{\param{long }{style = 0}} |
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641 | |
642 | Default constructor. | |
643 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 644 | \func{void}{wxMenuBar}{\param{int}{ n}, \param{wxMenu*}{ menus[]}, \param{const wxString }{titles[]}} |
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645 | |
646 | Construct a menu bar from arrays of menus and titles. | |
647 | ||
648 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
649 | ||
650 | \docparam{n}{The number of menus.} | |
651 | ||
652 | \docparam{menus}{An array of menus. Do not use this array again - it now belongs to the | |
653 | menu bar.} | |
654 | ||
655 | \docparam{titles}{An array of title strings. Deallocate this array after creating the menu bar.} | |
656 | ||
d17f05af | 657 | \docparam{style}{If {\tt wxMB\_DOCKABLE} the menu bar can be detached (wxGTK only).} |
17e79918 | 658 | |
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659 | \pythonnote{Only the default constructor is supported in wxPython. |
660 | Use wxMenuBar.Append instead.} | |
661 | ||
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662 | \perlnote{wxPerl only supports the first contructor: |
663 | use {\tt Append} instead.} | |
664 | ||
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665 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::\destruct{wxMenuBar}} |
666 | ||
667 | \func{void}{\destruct{wxMenuBar}}{\void} | |
668 | ||
669 | Destructor, destroying the menu bar and removing it from the parent frame (if any). | |
670 | ||
671 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::Append}\label{wxmenubarappend} | |
672 | ||
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674 | |
675 | Adds the item to the end of the menu bar. | |
676 | ||
677 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
678 | ||
679 | \docparam{menu}{The menu to add. Do not deallocate this menu after calling {\bf Append}.} | |
680 | ||
681 | \docparam{title}{The title of the menu.} | |
682 | ||
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683 | \wxheading{Return value} |
684 | ||
f6bcfd97 | 685 | TRUE on success, FALSE if an error occurred. |
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686 | |
687 | \wxheading{See also} | |
688 | ||
689 | \helpref{wxMenuBar::Insert}{wxmenubarinsert} | |
690 | ||
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691 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::Check}\label{wxmenubarcheck} |
692 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 693 | \func{void}{Check}{\param{int}{ id}, \param{const bool}{ check}} |
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694 | |
695 | Checks or unchecks a menu item. | |
696 | ||
697 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
698 | ||
699 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
700 | ||
701 | \docparam{check}{If TRUE, checks the menu item, otherwise the item is unchecked.} | |
702 | ||
703 | \wxheading{Remarks} | |
704 | ||
705 | Only use this when the menu bar has been associated | |
706 | with a frame; otherwise, use the wxMenu equivalent call. | |
707 | ||
708 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::Enable}\label{wxmenubarenable} | |
709 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 710 | \func{void}{Enable}{\param{int}{ id}, \param{const bool}{ enable}} |
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711 | |
712 | Enables or disables (greys out) a menu item. | |
713 | ||
714 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
715 | ||
716 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
717 | ||
718 | \docparam{enable}{TRUE to enable the item, FALSE to disable it.} | |
719 | ||
720 | \wxheading{Remarks} | |
721 | ||
722 | Only use this when the menu bar has been | |
723 | associated with a frame; otherwise, use the wxMenu equivalent call. | |
724 | ||
725 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::EnableTop}\label{wxmenubarenabletop} | |
726 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 727 | \func{void}{EnableTop}{\param{int}{ pos}, \param{const bool}{ enable}} |
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728 | |
729 | Enables or disables a whole menu. | |
730 | ||
731 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
732 | ||
733 | \docparam{pos}{The position of the menu, starting from zero.} | |
734 | ||
735 | \docparam{enable}{TRUE to enable the menu, FALSE to disable it.} | |
736 | ||
737 | \wxheading{Remarks} | |
738 | ||
739 | Only use this when the menu bar has been | |
740 | associated with a frame. | |
741 | ||
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742 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::FindMenu}\label{wxmenubarfindmenu} |
743 | ||
744 | \constfunc{int}{FindMenu}{\param{const wxString\& }{title}} | |
745 | ||
746 | Returns the index of the menu with the given {\it title} or wxNOT\_FOUND if no | |
747 | such menu exists in this menubar. The {\it title} parameter may specify either | |
748 | the menu title (with accelerator characters, i.e. {\tt "\&File"}) or just the | |
749 | menu label ({\tt "File"}) indifferently. | |
750 | ||
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751 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::FindMenuItem}\label{wxmenubarfindmenuitem} |
752 | ||
753 | \constfunc{int}{FindMenuItem}{\param{const wxString\& }{menuString}, \param{const wxString\& }{itemString}} | |
754 | ||
755 | Finds the menu item id for a menu name/menu item string pair. | |
756 | ||
757 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
758 | ||
759 | \docparam{menuString}{Menu title to find.} | |
760 | ||
761 | \docparam{itemString}{Item to find.} | |
762 | ||
763 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
764 | ||
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766 | |
767 | \wxheading{Remarks} | |
768 | ||
769 | Any special menu codes are stripped out of source and target strings | |
770 | before matching. | |
771 | ||
fc9c7c09 | 772 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::FindItem}\label{wxmenubarfinditem} |
a660d684 | 773 | |
407f3681 | 774 | \constfunc{wxMenuItem *}{FindItem}{\param{int}{ id}, \param{wxMenu}{ **menu = NULL}} |
a660d684 | 775 | |
fc9c7c09 | 776 | Finds the menu item object associated with the given menu item identifier. |
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777 | |
778 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
779 | ||
780 | \docparam{id}{Menu item identifier.} | |
407f3681 | 781 | |
fc9c7c09 | 782 | \docparam{menu}{If not NULL, menu will get set to the associated menu.} |
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783 | |
784 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
785 | ||
786 | The found menu item object, or NULL if one was not found. | |
787 | ||
788 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::GetHelpString}\label{wxmenubargethelpstring} | |
789 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 790 | \constfunc{wxString}{GetHelpString}{\param{int}{ id}} |
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791 | |
792 | Gets the help string associated with the menu item identifer. | |
793 | ||
794 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
795 | ||
796 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
797 | ||
798 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
799 | ||
800 | The help string, or the empty string if there was no help string or the menu item | |
801 | was not found. | |
802 | ||
803 | \wxheading{See also} | |
804 | ||
805 | \helpref{wxMenuBar::SetHelpString}{wxmenubarsethelpstring} | |
806 | ||
807 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::GetLabel}\label{wxmenubargetlabel} | |
808 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 809 | \constfunc{wxString}{GetLabel}{\param{int}{ id}} |
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810 | |
811 | Gets the label associated with a menu item. | |
812 | ||
813 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
814 | ||
815 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
816 | ||
817 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
818 | ||
819 | The menu item label, or the empty string if the item was not found. | |
820 | ||
821 | \wxheading{Remarks} | |
822 | ||
823 | Use only after the menubar has been associated with a frame. | |
824 | ||
825 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::GetLabelTop}\label{wxmenubargetlabeltop} | |
826 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 827 | \constfunc{wxString}{GetLabelTop}{\param{int}{ pos}} |
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828 | |
829 | Returns the label of a top-level menu. | |
830 | ||
831 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
832 | ||
833 | \docparam{pos}{Position of the menu on the menu bar, starting from zero.} | |
834 | ||
835 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
836 | ||
837 | The menu label, or the empty string if the menu was not found. | |
838 | ||
839 | \wxheading{Remarks} | |
840 | ||
841 | Use only after the menubar has been associated with a frame. | |
842 | ||
843 | \wxheading{See also} | |
844 | ||
845 | \helpref{wxMenuBar::SetLabelTop}{wxmenubarsetlabeltop} | |
846 | ||
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847 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::GetMenu}\label{wxmenubargetmenu} |
848 | ||
849 | \constfunc{wxMenu*}{GetMenu}{\param{int}{ menuIndex}} | |
850 | ||
851 | Returns the menu at {\it menuIndex} (zero-based). | |
852 | ||
853 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::GetMenuCount}\label{wxmenubargetmenucount} | |
854 | ||
855 | \constfunc{int}{GetMenuCount}{\void} | |
856 | ||
857 | Returns the number of menus in this menubar. | |
858 | ||
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860 | |
861 | \func{bool}{Insert}{\param{size\_t }{pos}, \param{wxMenu *}{menu}, \param{const wxString\& }{title}} | |
862 | ||
863 | Inserts the menu at the given position into the menu bar. Inserting menu at | |
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864 | position $0$ will insert it in the very beginning of it, inserting at position |
865 | \helpref{GetMenuCount()}{wxmenubargetmenucount} is the same as calling | |
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866 | \helpref{Append()}{wxmenubarappend}. |
867 | ||
868 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
869 | ||
870 | \docparam{pos}{The position of the new menu in the menu bar} | |
871 | ||
872 | \docparam{menu}{The menu to add. wxMenuBar owns the menu and will free it.} | |
873 | ||
874 | \docparam{title}{The title of the menu.} | |
875 | ||
876 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
877 | ||
f6bcfd97 | 878 | TRUE on success, FALSE if an error occurred. |
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879 | |
880 | \wxheading{See also} | |
881 | ||
882 | \helpref{wxMenuBar::Append}{wxmenubarappend} | |
883 | ||
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884 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::IsChecked}\label{wxmenubarischecked} |
885 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 886 | \constfunc{bool}{IsChecked}{\param{int}{ id}} |
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887 | |
888 | Determines whether an item is checked. | |
889 | ||
890 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
891 | ||
892 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
893 | ||
894 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
895 | ||
896 | TRUE if the item was found and is checked, FALSE otherwise. | |
897 | ||
898 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::IsEnabled}\label{wxmenubarisenabled} | |
899 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 900 | \constfunc{bool}{IsEnabled}{\param{int}{ id}} |
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901 | |
902 | Determines whether an item is enabled. | |
903 | ||
904 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
905 | ||
906 | \docparam{id}{The menu item identifier.} | |
907 | ||
908 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
909 | ||
910 | TRUE if the item was found and is enabled, FALSE otherwise. | |
911 | ||
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912 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::Refresh}\label{wxmenubarrefresh} |
913 | ||
914 | \func{void}{Refresh}{\void} | |
915 | ||
916 | Redraw the menu bar | |
917 | ||
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918 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::Remove}\label{wxmenubarremove} |
919 | ||
920 | \func{wxMenu *}{Remove}{\param{size\_t }{pos}} | |
921 | ||
922 | Removes the menu from the menu bar and returns the menu object - the caller is | |
d7d17624 | 923 | responsible for deleting it. This function may be used together with |
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924 | \helpref{wxMenuBar::Insert}{wxmenubarinsert} to change the menubar |
925 | dynamically. | |
926 | ||
927 | \wxheading{See also} | |
928 | ||
2182e26f | 929 | \helpref{wxMenuBar::Replace}{wxmenubarreplace} |
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930 | |
931 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::Replace}\label{wxmenubarreplace} | |
932 | ||
933 | \func{wxMenu *}{Replace}{\param{size\_t }{pos}, \param{wxMenu *}{menu}, \param{const wxString\& }{title}} | |
934 | ||
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936 | |
937 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
938 | ||
939 | \docparam{pos}{The position of the new menu in the menu bar} | |
940 | ||
941 | \docparam{menu}{The menu to add.} | |
942 | ||
943 | \docparam{title}{The title of the menu.} | |
944 | ||
945 | \wxheading{Return value} | |
946 | ||
947 | The menu which was previously at the position {\it pos}. The caller is | |
948 | responsible for deleting it. | |
949 | ||
950 | \wxheading{See also} | |
951 | ||
952 | \helpref{wxMenuBar::Insert}{wxmenubarinsert},\rtfsp | |
953 | \helpref{wxMenuBar::Remove}{wxmenubarremove} | |
954 | ||
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955 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::SetHelpString}\label{wxmenubarsethelpstring} |
956 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 957 | \func{void}{SetHelpString}{\param{int}{ id}, \param{const wxString\& }{helpString}} |
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958 | |
959 | Sets the help string associated with a menu item. | |
960 | ||
961 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
962 | ||
963 | \docparam{id}{Menu item identifier.} | |
964 | ||
965 | \docparam{helpString}{Help string to associate with the menu item.} | |
966 | ||
967 | \wxheading{See also} | |
968 | ||
969 | \helpref{wxMenuBar::GetHelpString}{wxmenubargethelpstring} | |
970 | ||
971 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::SetLabel}\label{wxmenubarsetlabel} | |
972 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 973 | \func{void}{SetLabel}{\param{int}{ id}, \param{const wxString\& }{label}} |
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974 | |
975 | Sets the label of a menu item. | |
976 | ||
977 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
978 | ||
979 | \docparam{id}{Menu item identifier.} | |
980 | ||
981 | \docparam{label}{Menu item label.} | |
982 | ||
983 | \wxheading{Remarks} | |
984 | ||
985 | Use only after the menubar has been associated with a frame. | |
986 | ||
987 | \wxheading{See also} | |
988 | ||
989 | \helpref{wxMenuBar::GetLabel}{wxmenubargetlabel} | |
990 | ||
991 | \membersection{wxMenuBar::SetLabelTop}\label{wxmenubarsetlabeltop} | |
992 | ||
eaaa6a06 | 993 | \func{void}{SetLabelTop}{\param{int}{ pos}, \param{const wxString\& }{label}} |
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994 | |
995 | Sets the label of a top-level menu. | |
996 | ||
997 | \wxheading{Parameters} | |
998 | ||
999 | \docparam{pos}{The position of a menu on the menu bar, starting from zero.} | |
1000 | ||
1001 | \docparam{label}{The menu label.} | |
1002 | ||
1003 | \wxheading{Remarks} | |
1004 | ||
1005 | Use only after the menubar has been associated with a frame. | |
1006 | ||
1007 | \wxheading{See also} | |
1008 | ||
1009 | \helpref{wxMenuBar::GetLabelTop}{wxmenubargetlabeltop} | |
1010 |