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1\section{\class{wxMenuEvent}}\label{wxmenuevent}
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3This class is used for a variety of menu-related events. Note that
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4these do not include menu command events, which are
5handled using \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent} objects.
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684761db 7The default handler for wxEVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT displays help
f4fcc291 8text in the first field of the status bar.
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10\wxheading{Derived from}
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12\helpref{wxEvent}{wxevent}\\
13\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
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15\wxheading{Include files}
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17<wx/event.h>
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19\wxheading{Event table macros}
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21To process a menu event, use these event handler macros to direct input to member
22functions that take a wxMenuEvent argument.
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24\twocolwidtha{7cm}
25\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
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26\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_OPEN(func)}}{A menu is about to be opened. On Windows,
27this is only sent once for each navigation of the menubar (up until all menus have closed).}
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28\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_CLOSE(func)}}{A menu has been just closed.}
29\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT(id, func)}}{The menu item with the
2edb0bde 30specified id has been highlighted: used to show help prompts in the status bar
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31by \helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe}}
32\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL(func)}}{A menu item has been
33highlighted, i.e. the currently selected menu item has changed.}
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36\wxheading{See also}
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38\helpref{Command events}{wxcommandevent},\\
39\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
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41\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
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dcbd177f 44\membersection{wxMenuEvent::wxMenuEvent}\label{wxmenueventctor}
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f6e9a818 46\func{}{wxMenuEvent}{\param{WXTYPE }{id = 0}, \param{int }{id = 0}, \param{wxMenu* }{menu = NULL}}
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48Constructor.
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51\membersection{wxMenuEvent::GetMenu}\label{wxmenueventgetmenu}
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53\constfunc{wxMenu *}{GetMenu}{\void}
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3980000c 55Returns the menu which is being opened or closed. This method should only be
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56used with the \texttt{OPEN} and \texttt{CLOSE} events.
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59\membersection{wxMenuEvent::GetMenuId}\label{wxmenueventgetmenuid}
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61\constfunc{int}{GetMenuId}{\void}
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63Returns the menu identifier associated with the event. This method should be
64only used with the {\tt HIGHLIGHT} events.
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67\membersection{wxMenuEvent::IsPopup}\label{wxmenueventispopup}
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69\constfunc{bool}{IsPopup}{\void}
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71Returns {\tt true} if the menu which is being opened or closed is a popup menu,
72{\tt false} if it is a normal one.
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3980000c 74This method should only be used with the {\tt OPEN} and {\tt CLOSE} events.
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