+    MENU_CLASS_HEADER = """\
+class xrc%(windowName)s(wx.%(windowClass)s):
+    def __init__(self):
+        pre = get_resources().LoadMenu("%(windowName)s")
+
+        # This is a copy of Robin's PostCreate voodoo magic in wx.Window that
+        # relinks the self object with the menu object.
+        self.this = pre.this
+        self.thisown = pre.thisown
+        pre.thisown = 0
+        if hasattr(self, '_setOORInfo'):
+            self._setOORInfo(self)
+        if hasattr(self, '_setCallbackInfo'):
+            self._setCallbackInfo(self, self.__class__)
+
+        # Define variables for the menu items
+"""
+
+    CREATE_MENUITEM_VAR = """\
+        self.%(widgetName)s = self.FindItemById(xrc.XRCID(\"%(widgetName)s\"))
+"""
+