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1/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2// Name: menuitem.h
e54c96f1 3// Purpose: interface of wxMenuItem
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4// Author: wxWidgets team
5// RCS-ID: $Id$
6// Licence: wxWindows license
7/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9/**
10 @class wxMenuItem
11 @wxheader{menuitem.h}
7c913512 12
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13 A menu item represents an item in a menu. Note that you usually don't have to
14 deal with it directly as wxMenu methods usually construct an
15 object of this class for you.
7c913512 16
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17 Also please note that the methods related to fonts and bitmaps are currently
18 only implemented for Windows and GTK+.
7c913512 19
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20 @library{wxcore}
21 @category{menus}
7c913512 22
e54c96f1 23 @see wxMenuBar, wxMenu
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24*/
25class wxMenuItem : public wxObject
26{
27public:
28 /**
29 Constructs a wxMenuItem object.
cdbcf4c2 30 Menu items can be standard, or "stock menu items", or custom. For the
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31 standard menu items (such as commands to open a file, exit the program and so
32 on, see @ref overview_stockitems "stock items" for the full list) it is enough
33 to
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34 specify just the stock ID and leave @a text and @a helpString empty. In
35 fact, leaving at least @a text empty for the stock menu items is strongly
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36 recommended as they will have appearance and keyboard interface (including
37 standard accelerators) familiar to the user.
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38 For the custom (non-stock) menu items, @a text must be specified and while
39 @a helpString may be left empty, it's recommended to pass the item
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40 description (which is automatically shown by the library in the status bar when
41 the menu item is selected) in this parameter.
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42 Finally note that you can e.g. use a stock menu label without using its stock
43 help string:
3c4f71cc 44
23324ae1 45 that is, stock properties are set independently one from the other.
3c4f71cc 46
7c913512 47 @param parentMenu
4cc4bfaf 48 Menu that the menu item belongs to.
7c913512 49 @param id
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50 Identifier for this menu item. May be wxID_SEPARATOR, in which case the
51 given kind is ignored and taken to be wxITEM_SEPARATOR instead.
7c913512 52 @param text
4cc4bfaf 53 Text for the menu item, as shown on the menu. An accelerator
cdbcf4c2 54 key can be specified using the ampersand " character. In order to embed an
4cc4bfaf 55 ampersand character in the menu item text, the ampersand must be doubled.
7c913512 56 @param helpString
4cc4bfaf 57 Optional help string that will be shown on the status bar.
7c913512 58 @param kind
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59 May be wxITEM_SEPARATOR, wxITEM_NORMAL,
60 wxITEM_CHECK or wxITEM_RADIO
7c913512 61 @param subMenu
4cc4bfaf 62 If non-@NULL, indicates that the menu item is a submenu.
23324ae1 63 */
4cc4bfaf 64 wxMenuItem(wxMenu* parentMenu = NULL, int id = wxID_SEPARATOR,
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65 const wxString& text = "",
66 const wxString& helpString = "",
67 wxItemKind kind = wxITEM_NORMAL,
4cc4bfaf 68 wxMenu* subMenu = NULL);
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69
70 /**
71 Destructor.
72 */
73 ~wxMenuItem();
74
75 /**
76 Checks or unchecks the menu item.
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77 Note that this only works when the item is already appended to a menu.
78 */
4cc4bfaf 79 void Check(bool check = true);
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80
81 /**
82 Enables or disables the menu item.
83 */
4cc4bfaf 84 void Enable(bool enable = true);
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85
86 /**
87 Returns the background colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
88 */
328f5751 89 wxColour GetBackgroundColour() const;
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90
91 /**
92 Returns the checked or unchecked bitmap (Windows only).
93 */
328f5751 94 wxBitmap GetBitmap(bool checked = true) const;
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95
96 /**
97 Returns the font associated with the menu item (Windows only).
98 */
328f5751 99 wxFont GetFont() const;
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100
101 /**
102 Returns the help string associated with the menu item.
103 */
328f5751 104 wxString GetHelp() const;
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105
106 /**
107 Returns the menu item identifier.
108 */
328f5751 109 int GetId() const;
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110
111 /**
112 Returns the text associated with the menu item including any accelerator
113 characters that were passed to the constructor or SetItemLabel.
3c4f71cc 114
4cc4bfaf 115 @see GetItemLabelText(), GetLabelText()
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328f5751 117 wxString GetItemLabel() const;
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118
119 /**
120 Returns the text associated with the menu item, without any accelerator
121 characters.
3c4f71cc 122
4cc4bfaf 123 @see GetItemLabel(), GetLabelText()
23324ae1 124 */
328f5751 125 wxString GetItemLabelText() const;
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126
127 /**
7c913512 128 Returns the item kind, one of @c wxITEM_SEPARATOR, @c wxITEM_NORMAL,
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129 @c wxITEM_CHECK or @c wxITEM_RADIO.
130 */
328f5751 131 wxItemKind GetKind() const;
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132
133 /**
134 Returns the text associated with the menu item without any accelerator
135 characters it might contain.
23324ae1 136 This function is deprecated in favour of GetItemLabelText().
3c4f71cc 137
4cc4bfaf 138 @see GetText(), GetLabelFromText()
23324ae1 139 */
328f5751 140 wxString GetLabel() const;
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141
142 /**
23324ae1 143 This function is deprecated; please use GetLabelText() instead.
3c4f71cc 144
4cc4bfaf 145 @see GetText(), GetLabel()
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146 */
147 static wxString GetLabelFromText(const wxString& text);
148
149 /**
150 Strips all accelerator characters and mnemonics from the given @e text.
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151 For example:
152
153 @code
154 wxMenuItem::GetLabelfromText( "&Hello\tCtrl-h");
155 @endcode
3c4f71cc 156
23324ae1 157 will return just @c "Hello".
3c4f71cc 158
4cc4bfaf 159 @see GetItemLabelText(), GetItemLabel()
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160 */
161 static wxString GetLabelText(const wxString& text);
162
163 /**
164 Gets the width of the menu item checkmark bitmap (Windows only).
165 */
328f5751 166 int GetMarginWidth() const;
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167
168 /**
169 Returns the menu this menu item is in, or @NULL if this menu item is not
170 attached.
171 */
328f5751 172 wxMenu* GetMenu() const;
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173
174 /**
175 Returns the text associated with the menu item.
1f1d2182 176 @note this function is deprecated, please use
7c913512 177 GetItemLabel() or GetItemLabelText()
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178 instead.
179 */
328f5751 180 wxString GetName() const;
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181
182 /**
183 Returns the submenu associated with the menu item, or @NULL if there isn't one.
184 */
328f5751 185 wxMenu* GetSubMenu() const;
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186
187 /**
188 Returns the text associated with the menu item, such as it was passed to the
189 wxMenuItem constructor, i.e. with any accelerator characters it may contain.
23324ae1 190 This function is deprecated in favour of GetItemLabel().
3c4f71cc 191
4cc4bfaf 192 @see GetLabel(), GetLabelFromText()
23324ae1 193 */
328f5751 194 wxString GetText() const;
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195
196 /**
197 Returns the text colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
198 */
328f5751 199 wxColour GetTextColour() const;
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200
201 /**
202 Returns @true if the item is checkable.
203 */
328f5751 204 bool IsCheckable() const;
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205
206 /**
207 Returns @true if the item is checked.
208 */
328f5751 209 bool IsChecked() const;
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210
211 /**
212 Returns @true if the item is enabled.
213 */
328f5751 214 bool IsEnabled() const;
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215
216 /**
217 Returns @true if the item is a separator.
218 */
328f5751 219 bool IsSeparator() const;
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220
221 /**
222 Returns @true if the item is a submenu.
223 */
328f5751 224 bool IsSubMenu() const;
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225
226 /**
227 Sets the background colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
228 */
328f5751 229 void SetBackgroundColour(const wxColour& colour) const;
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230
231 /**
232 Sets the bitmap for the menu item (Windows and GTK+ only). It is
233 equivalent to wxMenuItem::SetBitmaps(bmp, wxNullBitmap).
234 */
235 void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bmp);
236
237 /**
238 Sets the checked/unchecked bitmaps for the menu item (Windows only). The first
239 bitmap
240 is also used as the single bitmap for uncheckable menu items.
241 */
242 void SetBitmaps(const wxBitmap& checked,
243 const wxBitmap& unchecked = wxNullBitmap);
244
245 /**
246 Sets the font associated with the menu item (Windows only).
247 */
248 void SetFont(const wxFont& font);
249
250 /**
251 Sets the help string.
252 */
253 void SetHelp(const wxString& helpString);
254
255 /**
256 Sets the label associated with the menu item.
257 */
258 void SetItemLabel(const wxString& label);
259
260 /**
261 Sets the width of the menu item checkmark bitmap (Windows only).
262 */
328f5751 263 void SetMarginWidth(int width) const;
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264
265 /**
266 Sets the parent menu which will contain this menu item.
267 */
268 void SetMenu(const wxMenu* menu);
269
270 /**
271 Sets the submenu of this menu item.
272 */
273 void SetSubMenu(const wxMenu* menu);
274
275 /**
276 Sets the text associated with the menu item.
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277 This function is deprecated in favour of SetItemLabel().
278 */
279 void SetText(const wxString& text);
280
281 /**
282 Sets the text colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
283 */
284 void SetTextColour(const wxColour& colour);
285};
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