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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. On Windows,
27 this is only sent once for each navigation of the menubar (up until all menus have closed).}
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
30 specified id has been highlighted: used to show help prompts in the status bar
31 by \helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe}}
32 \twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL(func)}}{A menu item has been
33 highlighted, i.e. the currently selected menu item has changed.}
34 \end{twocollist}%
35
36 \wxheading{See also}
37
38 \helpref{Command events}{wxcommandevent},\\
39 \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
40
41 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
42
43 \membersection{wxMenuEvent::wxMenuEvent}
44
45 \func{}{wxMenuEvent}{\param{WXTYPE }{id = 0}, \param{int }{id = 0}, \param{wxDC* }{dc = NULL}}
46
47 Constructor.
48
49 \membersection{wxMenuEvent::m\_menuId}
50
51 \member{int}{m\_menuId}
52
53 The relevant menu identifier.
54
55 \membersection{wxMenuEvent::GetMenuId}\label{wxmenueventgetmenuid}
56
57 \constfunc{int}{GetMenuId}{\void}
58
59 Returns the menu identifier associated with the event. This method should be
60 only used with the {\tt HIGHLIGHT} events.
61
62 \membersection{wxMenuEvent::IsPopup}\label{wxmenueventispopup}
63
64 \constfunc{bool}{IsPopup}{\void}
65
66 Returns {\tt true} if the menu which is being opened or closed is a popup menu,
67 {\tt false} if it is a normal one.
68
69 This method should be only used with the {\tt OPEN} and {\tt CLOSE} events.
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