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1/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2// Name: menuitem.h
ba1d7a6c 3// Purpose: interface of wxMenu, wxMenuItem
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4// Author: wxWidgets team
5// RCS-ID: $Id$
6// Licence: wxWindows license
7/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9/**
10 @class wxMenuItem
7c913512 11
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12 A menu item represents an item in a menu.
13
14 Note that you usually don't have to deal with it directly as wxMenu methods
15 usually construct an object of this class for you.
7c913512 16
23324ae1 17 Also please note that the methods related to fonts and bitmaps are currently
30f23bcc 18 only implemented for Windows, Mac and GTK+.
7c913512 19
3051a44a 20 @beginEventEmissionTable{wxCommandEvent,wxMenuEvent}
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21 @event{EVT_MENU(id, func)}
22 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED command, which is generated by a menu item.
23 This type of event is sent as wxCommandEvent.
24 @event{EVT_MENU_RANGE(id1, id2, func)}
25 Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_RANGE command, which is generated by a range of menu items.
26 This type of event is sent as wxCommandEvent.
27 @event{EVT_MENU_OPEN(func)}
28 A menu is about to be opened. On Windows, this is only sent once for each
29 navigation of the menubar (up until all menus have closed).
30 This type of event is sent as wxMenuEvent.
31 @event{EVT_MENU_CLOSE(func)}
32 A menu has been just closed.
33 This type of event is sent as wxMenuEvent.
34 @event{EVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT(id, func)}
35 The menu item with the specified id has been highlighted: used to show
36 help prompts in the status bar by wxFrame
37 This type of event is sent as wxMenuEvent.
38 @event{EVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT_ALL(func)}
39 A menu item has been highlighted, i.e. the currently selected menu item has changed.
40 This type of event is sent as wxMenuEvent.
41 @endEventTable
42
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43 @library{wxcore}
44 @category{menus}
7c913512 45
e54c96f1 46 @see wxMenuBar, wxMenu
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47*/
48class wxMenuItem : public wxObject
49{
50public:
51 /**
52 Constructs a wxMenuItem object.
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53
54 Menu items can be standard, or "stock menu items", or custom.
55 For the standard menu items (such as commands to open a file, exit the
56 program and so on, see @ref page_stockitems for the full list) it is enough
57 to specify just the stock ID and leave @a text and @a helpString empty.
58
59 In fact, leaving at least @a text empty for the stock menu items is strongly
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60 recommended as they will have appearance and keyboard interface (including
61 standard accelerators) familiar to the user.
ba1d7a6c 62
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63 For the custom (non-stock) menu items, @a text must be specified and while
64 @a helpString may be left empty, it's recommended to pass the item
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65 description (which is automatically shown by the library in the status bar
66 when the menu item is selected) in this parameter.
67
23324ae1 68 Finally note that you can e.g. use a stock menu label without using its stock
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69 help string:
70
71 @code
72 // use all stock properties:
73 helpMenu->Append(wxID_ABOUT);
74
75 // use the stock label and the stock accelerator but not the stock help string:
f8ebb70d 76 helpMenu->Append(wxID_ABOUT, wxEmptyString, "My custom help string");
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77
78 // use all stock properties except for the bitmap:
79 wxMenuItem *mymenu = new wxMenuItem(helpMenu, wxID_ABOUT);
80 mymenu->SetBitmap(wxArtProvider::GetBitmap(wxART_WARNING));
81 helpMenu->Append(mymenu);
82 @endcode
83
84 that is, stock properties are set independently one from the other.
3c4f71cc 85
7c913512 86 @param parentMenu
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87 Menu that the menu item belongs to. Can be @NULL if the item is
88 going to be added to the menu later.
7c913512 89 @param id
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90 Identifier for this menu item. May be @c wxID_SEPARATOR, in which
91 case the given kind is ignored and taken to be @c wxITEM_SEPARATOR
92 instead.
7c913512 93 @param text
ba1d7a6c 94 Text for the menu item, as shown on the menu. An accelerator key can
0801f345 95 be specified using the ampersand @c & character. In order to embed an
4cc4bfaf 96 ampersand character in the menu item text, the ampersand must be doubled.
7c913512 97 @param helpString
4cc4bfaf 98 Optional help string that will be shown on the status bar.
7c913512 99 @param kind
ba1d7a6c 100 May be @c wxITEM_SEPARATOR, @c wxITEM_NORMAL, @c wxITEM_CHECK or
30f23bcc 101 @c wxITEM_RADIO.
7c913512 102 @param subMenu
4cc4bfaf 103 If non-@NULL, indicates that the menu item is a submenu.
23324ae1 104 */
4cc4bfaf 105 wxMenuItem(wxMenu* parentMenu = NULL, int id = wxID_SEPARATOR,
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106 const wxString& text = wxEmptyString,
107 const wxString& helpString = wxEmptyString,
23324ae1 108 wxItemKind kind = wxITEM_NORMAL,
4cc4bfaf 109 wxMenu* subMenu = NULL);
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110
111 /**
112 Destructor.
113 */
adaaa686 114 virtual ~wxMenuItem();
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115
116 /**
117 Checks or unchecks the menu item.
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118 Note that this only works when the item is already appended to a menu.
119 */
adaaa686 120 virtual void Check(bool check = true);
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121
122 /**
123 Enables or disables the menu item.
124 */
adaaa686 125 virtual void Enable(bool enable = true);
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126
127 /**
128 Returns the background colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
129 */
328f5751 130 wxColour GetBackgroundColour() const;
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131
132 /**
133 Returns the checked or unchecked bitmap (Windows only).
134 */
43c48e1e 135 virtual const wxBitmap& GetBitmap() const;
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136
137 /**
138 Returns the font associated with the menu item (Windows only).
139 */
328f5751 140 wxFont GetFont() const;
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141
142 /**
143 Returns the help string associated with the menu item.
144 */
43c48e1e 145 const wxString& GetHelp() const;
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146
147 /**
148 Returns the menu item identifier.
149 */
328f5751 150 int GetId() const;
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151
152 /**
153 Returns the text associated with the menu item including any accelerator
ba1d7a6c 154 characters that were passed to the constructor or SetItemLabel().
3c4f71cc 155
4cc4bfaf 156 @see GetItemLabelText(), GetLabelText()
23324ae1 157 */
adaaa686 158 virtual wxString GetItemLabel() const;
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159
160 /**
161 Returns the text associated with the menu item, without any accelerator
162 characters.
3c4f71cc 163
4cc4bfaf 164 @see GetItemLabel(), GetLabelText()
23324ae1 165 */
adaaa686 166 virtual wxString GetItemLabelText() const;
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167
168 /**
7c913512 169 Returns the item kind, one of @c wxITEM_SEPARATOR, @c wxITEM_NORMAL,
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170 @c wxITEM_CHECK or @c wxITEM_RADIO.
171 */
328f5751 172 wxItemKind GetKind() const;
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173
174 /**
175 Returns the text associated with the menu item without any accelerator
176 characters it might contain.
ba1d7a6c 177
5dfae0ad 178 @deprecated This function is deprecated in favour of GetItemLabelText().
ba1d7a6c 179
4cc4bfaf 180 @see GetText(), GetLabelFromText()
23324ae1 181 */
328f5751 182 wxString GetLabel() const;
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183
184 /**
5dfae0ad 185 @deprecated This function is deprecated; please use GetLabelText() instead.
ba1d7a6c 186
4cc4bfaf 187 @see GetText(), GetLabel()
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188 */
189 static wxString GetLabelFromText(const wxString& text);
190
191 /**
ba1d7a6c 192 Strips all accelerator characters and mnemonics from the given @a text.
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193 For example:
194
195 @code
ba1d7a6c 196 wxMenuItem::GetLabelfromText("&Hello\tCtrl-h");
3b3026ca 197 @endcode
3c4f71cc 198
23324ae1 199 will return just @c "Hello".
3c4f71cc 200
4cc4bfaf 201 @see GetItemLabelText(), GetItemLabel()
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202 */
203 static wxString GetLabelText(const wxString& text);
204
205 /**
206 Gets the width of the menu item checkmark bitmap (Windows only).
207 */
328f5751 208 int GetMarginWidth() const;
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209
210 /**
211 Returns the menu this menu item is in, or @NULL if this menu item is not
212 attached.
213 */
328f5751 214 wxMenu* GetMenu() const;
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215
216 /**
217 Returns the text associated with the menu item.
ba1d7a6c 218
5dfae0ad 219 @deprecated This function is deprecated. Please use
ba1d7a6c 220
5dfae0ad 221 GetItemLabel() or GetItemLabelText() instead.
23324ae1 222 */
328f5751 223 wxString GetName() const;
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224
225 /**
226 Returns the submenu associated with the menu item, or @NULL if there isn't one.
227 */
328f5751 228 wxMenu* GetSubMenu() const;
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229
230 /**
231 Returns the text associated with the menu item, such as it was passed to the
232 wxMenuItem constructor, i.e. with any accelerator characters it may contain.
ba1d7a6c 233
5dfae0ad 234 @deprecated This function is deprecated in favour of GetItemLabel().
ba1d7a6c 235
4cc4bfaf 236 @see GetLabel(), GetLabelFromText()
23324ae1 237 */
43c48e1e 238 const wxString& GetText() const;
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239
240 /**
241 Returns the text colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
242 */
328f5751 243 wxColour GetTextColour() const;
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244
245 /**
246 Returns @true if the item is checkable.
247 */
328f5751 248 bool IsCheckable() const;
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249
250 /**
251 Returns @true if the item is checked.
252 */
adaaa686 253 virtual bool IsChecked() const;
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254
255 /**
256 Returns @true if the item is enabled.
257 */
adaaa686 258 virtual bool IsEnabled() const;
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259
260 /**
261 Returns @true if the item is a separator.
262 */
328f5751 263 bool IsSeparator() const;
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264
265 /**
266 Returns @true if the item is a submenu.
267 */
328f5751 268 bool IsSubMenu() const;
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269
270 /**
271 Sets the background colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
272 */
328f5751 273 void SetBackgroundColour(const wxColour& colour) const;
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274
275 /**
30f23bcc 276 Sets the bitmap for the menu item.
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277
278 It is equivalent to wxMenuItem::SetBitmaps(bmp, wxNullBitmap) if @a
279 checked is @true (default value) or SetBitmaps(wxNullBitmap, bmp)
280 otherwise.
30f23bcc 281
0f6c9085 282 @onlyfor{wxmsw,wxosx,wxgtk}
23324ae1 283 */
4d273001 284 virtual void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bmp, bool checked = true);
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285
286 /**
30f23bcc 287 Sets the checked/unchecked bitmaps for the menu item.
ba1d7a6c 288 The first bitmap is also used as the single bitmap for uncheckable menu items.
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289
290 @onlyfor{wxmsw}
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291 */
292 void SetBitmaps(const wxBitmap& checked,
293 const wxBitmap& unchecked = wxNullBitmap);
294
295 /**
296 Sets the font associated with the menu item (Windows only).
297 */
298 void SetFont(const wxFont& font);
299
300 /**
301 Sets the help string.
302 */
303 void SetHelp(const wxString& helpString);
304
305 /**
306 Sets the label associated with the menu item.
307 */
adaaa686 308 virtual void SetItemLabel(const wxString& label);
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309
310 /**
311 Sets the width of the menu item checkmark bitmap (Windows only).
312 */
328f5751 313 void SetMarginWidth(int width) const;
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314
315 /**
316 Sets the parent menu which will contain this menu item.
317 */
43c48e1e 318 void SetMenu(wxMenu* menu);
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319
320 /**
321 Sets the submenu of this menu item.
322 */
43c48e1e 323 void SetSubMenu(wxMenu* menu);
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324
325 /**
326 Sets the text associated with the menu item.
ba1d7a6c 327
5dfae0ad 328 @deprecated This function is deprecated in favour of SetItemLabel().
23324ae1 329 */
adaaa686 330 virtual void SetText(const wxString& text);
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331
332 /**
333 Sets the text colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
334 */
335 void SetTextColour(const wxColour& colour);
336};
e54c96f1 337