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1 \section{\class{wxMenuEvent}}\label{wxmenuevent}
2
3 This class is used for a variety of menu-related events. Note that
4 these do not include menu command events, which are
5 handled using \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent} objects.
6
7 The handler \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
8 text in the first field of the status bar.
9
10 \wxheading{Derived from}
11
12 \helpref{wxEvent}{wxevent}\\
13 \helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}
14
15 \wxheading{Include files}
16
17 <wx/event.h>
18
19 \wxheading{Event table macros}
20
21 To process a menu event, use these event handler macros to direct input to member
22 functions that take a wxMenuEvent argument.
23
24 \twocolwidtha{7cm}
25 \begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
26 \twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_OPEN(func)}}{A menu is about to be opened.}
27 \twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_CLOSE(func)}}{A menu has been just closed.}
28 \twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT(id, func)}}{The menu item with the
29 specified id has been highlighted: used to show help prompts in the status bar
30 by \helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe}}
31 \twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL(func)}}{A menu item has been
32 highlighted, i.e. the currently selected menu item has changed.}
33 \end{twocollist}%
34
35 \wxheading{See also}
36
37 \helpref{Command events}{wxcommandevent},\\
38 \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
39
40 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
41
42 \membersection{wxMenuEvent::wxMenuEvent}
43
44 \func{}{wxMenuEvent}{\param{WXTYPE }{id = 0}, \param{int }{id = 0}, \param{wxDC* }{dc = NULL}}
45
46 Constructor.
47
48 \membersection{wxMenuEvent::m\_menuId}
49
50 \member{int}{m\_menuId}
51
52 The relevant menu identifier.
53
54 \membersection{wxMenuEvent::GetMenuId}\label{wxmenueventgetmenuid}
55
56 \constfunc{int}{GetMenuId}{\void}
57
58 Returns the menu identifier associated with the event. This method should be
59 only used with the {\tt HIGHLIGHT} events.
60
61 \membersection{wxMenuEvent::IsPopup}\label{wxmenueventispopup}
62
63 \constfunc{bool}{IsPopup}{\void}
64
65 Returns {\tt TRUE} if the menu which is being opened or closed is a popup menu,
66 {\tt FALSE} if it is a normal one.
67
68 This method should be only used with the {\tt OPEN} and {\tt CLOSE} events.
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