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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.
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30 Menu items can be standard, or "stock menu items'', or custom. For the
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
4cc4bfaf 50 Identifier for this menu item, or wxID_SEPARATOR to indicate a separator.
7c913512 51 @param text
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52 Text for the menu item, as shown on the menu. An accelerator
53 key can be specified using the ampersand '' character. In order to embed an
54 ampersand character in the menu item text, the ampersand must be doubled.
7c913512 55 @param helpString
4cc4bfaf 56 Optional help string that will be shown on the status bar.
7c913512 57 @param kind
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58 May be wxITEM_SEPARATOR, wxITEM_NORMAL,
59 wxITEM_CHECK or wxITEM_RADIO
7c913512 60 @param subMenu
4cc4bfaf 61 If non-@NULL, indicates that the menu item is a submenu.
23324ae1 62 */
4cc4bfaf 63 wxMenuItem(wxMenu* parentMenu = NULL, int id = wxID_SEPARATOR,
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64 const wxString& text = "",
65 const wxString& helpString = "",
66 wxItemKind kind = wxITEM_NORMAL,
4cc4bfaf 67 wxMenu* subMenu = NULL);
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68
69 /**
70 Destructor.
71 */
72 ~wxMenuItem();
73
74 /**
75 Checks or unchecks the menu item.
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76 Note that this only works when the item is already appended to a menu.
77 */
4cc4bfaf 78 void Check(bool check = true);
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79
80 /**
81 Enables or disables the menu item.
82 */
4cc4bfaf 83 void Enable(bool enable = true);
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84
85 /**
86 Returns the background colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
87 */
328f5751 88 wxColour GetBackgroundColour() const;
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89
90 /**
91 Returns the checked or unchecked bitmap (Windows only).
92 */
328f5751 93 wxBitmap GetBitmap(bool checked = true) const;
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94
95 /**
96 Returns the font associated with the menu item (Windows only).
97 */
328f5751 98 wxFont GetFont() const;
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99
100 /**
101 Returns the help string associated with the menu item.
102 */
328f5751 103 wxString GetHelp() const;
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104
105 /**
106 Returns the menu item identifier.
107 */
328f5751 108 int GetId() const;
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109
110 /**
111 Returns the text associated with the menu item including any accelerator
112 characters that were passed to the constructor or SetItemLabel.
3c4f71cc 113
4cc4bfaf 114 @see GetItemLabelText(), GetLabelText()
23324ae1 115 */
328f5751 116 wxString GetItemLabel() const;
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117
118 /**
119 Returns the text associated with the menu item, without any accelerator
120 characters.
3c4f71cc 121
4cc4bfaf 122 @see GetItemLabel(), GetLabelText()
23324ae1 123 */
328f5751 124 wxString GetItemLabelText() const;
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125
126 /**
7c913512 127 Returns the item kind, one of @c wxITEM_SEPARATOR, @c wxITEM_NORMAL,
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128 @c wxITEM_CHECK or @c wxITEM_RADIO.
129 */
328f5751 130 wxItemKind GetKind() const;
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131
132 /**
133 Returns the text associated with the menu item without any accelerator
134 characters it might contain.
23324ae1 135 This function is deprecated in favour of GetItemLabelText().
3c4f71cc 136
4cc4bfaf 137 @see GetText(), GetLabelFromText()
23324ae1 138 */
328f5751 139 wxString GetLabel() const;
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140
141 /**
142 Strips all accelerator characters and mnemonics from the given @e text.
143 For example,
3c4f71cc 144
4cc4bfaf 145 will return just @c "Hello".
23324ae1 146 This function is deprecated; please use GetLabelText() instead.
3c4f71cc 147
4cc4bfaf 148 @see GetText(), GetLabel()
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149 */
150 static wxString GetLabelFromText(const wxString& text);
151
152 /**
153 Strips all accelerator characters and mnemonics from the given @e text.
154 For example,
3c4f71cc 155
23324ae1 156 will return just @c "Hello".
3c4f71cc 157
4cc4bfaf 158 @see GetItemLabelText(), GetItemLabel()
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159 */
160 static wxString GetLabelText(const wxString& text);
161
162 /**
163 Gets the width of the menu item checkmark bitmap (Windows only).
164 */
328f5751 165 int GetMarginWidth() const;
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166
167 /**
168 Returns the menu this menu item is in, or @NULL if this menu item is not
169 attached.
170 */
328f5751 171 wxMenu* GetMenu() const;
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172
173 /**
174 Returns the text associated with the menu item.
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175 @b NB: this function is deprecated, please use
176 GetItemLabel() or GetItemLabelText()
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177 instead.
178 */
328f5751 179 wxString GetName() const;
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180
181 /**
182 Returns the submenu associated with the menu item, or @NULL if there isn't one.
183 */
328f5751 184 wxMenu* GetSubMenu() const;
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185
186 /**
187 Returns the text associated with the menu item, such as it was passed to the
188 wxMenuItem constructor, i.e. with any accelerator characters it may contain.
23324ae1 189 This function is deprecated in favour of GetItemLabel().
3c4f71cc 190
4cc4bfaf 191 @see GetLabel(), GetLabelFromText()
23324ae1 192 */
328f5751 193 wxString GetText() const;
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194
195 /**
196 Returns the text colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
197 */
328f5751 198 wxColour GetTextColour() const;
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199
200 /**
201 Returns @true if the item is checkable.
202 */
328f5751 203 bool IsCheckable() const;
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204
205 /**
206 Returns @true if the item is checked.
207 */
328f5751 208 bool IsChecked() const;
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209
210 /**
211 Returns @true if the item is enabled.
212 */
328f5751 213 bool IsEnabled() const;
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214
215 /**
216 Returns @true if the item is a separator.
217 */
328f5751 218 bool IsSeparator() const;
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219
220 /**
221 Returns @true if the item is a submenu.
222 */
328f5751 223 bool IsSubMenu() const;
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224
225 /**
226 Sets the background colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
227 */
328f5751 228 void SetBackgroundColour(const wxColour& colour) const;
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229
230 /**
231 Sets the bitmap for the menu item (Windows and GTK+ only). It is
232 equivalent to wxMenuItem::SetBitmaps(bmp, wxNullBitmap).
233 */
234 void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bmp);
235
236 /**
237 Sets the checked/unchecked bitmaps for the menu item (Windows only). The first
238 bitmap
239 is also used as the single bitmap for uncheckable menu items.
240 */
241 void SetBitmaps(const wxBitmap& checked,
242 const wxBitmap& unchecked = wxNullBitmap);
243
244 /**
245 Sets the font associated with the menu item (Windows only).
246 */
247 void SetFont(const wxFont& font);
248
249 /**
250 Sets the help string.
251 */
252 void SetHelp(const wxString& helpString);
253
254 /**
255 Sets the label associated with the menu item.
256 */
257 void SetItemLabel(const wxString& label);
258
259 /**
260 Sets the width of the menu item checkmark bitmap (Windows only).
261 */
328f5751 262 void SetMarginWidth(int width) const;
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263
264 /**
265 Sets the parent menu which will contain this menu item.
266 */
267 void SetMenu(const wxMenu* menu);
268
269 /**
270 Sets the submenu of this menu item.
271 */
272 void SetSubMenu(const wxMenu* menu);
273
274 /**
275 Sets the text associated with the menu item.
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276 This function is deprecated in favour of SetItemLabel().
277 */
278 void SetText(const wxString& text);
279
280 /**
281 Sets the text colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
282 */
283 void SetTextColour(const wxColour& colour);
284};
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