usually construct an object of this class for you.
Also please note that the methods related to fonts and bitmaps are currently
- only implemented for Windows and GTK+.
+ only implemented for Windows, Mac and GTK+.
+
+ @beginEventEmissionTable{wxCommandEvent,wxMenuEvent}
+ @event{EVT_MENU(id, func)}
+ Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED command, which is generated by a menu item.
+ This type of event is sent as wxCommandEvent.
+ @event{EVT_MENU_RANGE(id1, id2, func)}
+ Process a @c wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_RANGE command, which is generated by a range of menu items.
+ This type of event is sent as wxCommandEvent.
+ @event{EVT_MENU_OPEN(func)}
+ A menu is about to be opened. On Windows, this is only sent once for each
+ navigation of the menubar (up until all menus have closed).
+ This type of event is sent as wxMenuEvent.
+ @event{EVT_MENU_CLOSE(func)}
+ A menu has been just closed.
+ This type of event is sent as wxMenuEvent.
+ @event{EVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT(id, func)}
+ The menu item with the specified id has been highlighted: used to show
+ help prompts in the status bar by wxFrame
+ This type of event is sent as wxMenuEvent.
+ @event{EVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT_ALL(func)}
+ A menu item has been highlighted, i.e. the currently selected menu item has changed.
+ This type of event is sent as wxMenuEvent.
+ @endEventTable
@library{wxcore}
@category{menus}
helpMenu->Append(wxID_ABOUT);
// use the stock label and the stock accelerator but not the stock help string:
- helpMenu->Append(wxID_ABOUT, wxEmptyString, wxT("My custom help string"));
+ helpMenu->Append(wxID_ABOUT, wxEmptyString, "My custom help string");
// use all stock properties except for the bitmap:
wxMenuItem *mymenu = new wxMenuItem(helpMenu, wxID_ABOUT);
instead.
@param text
Text for the menu item, as shown on the menu. An accelerator key can
- be specified using the ampersand " character. In order to embed an
+ be specified using the ampersand @c & character. In order to embed an
ampersand character in the menu item text, the ampersand must be doubled.
@param helpString
Optional help string that will be shown on the status bar.
@param kind
May be @c wxITEM_SEPARATOR, @c wxITEM_NORMAL, @c wxITEM_CHECK or
- @c wxITEM_RADIO
+ @c wxITEM_RADIO.
@param subMenu
If non-@NULL, indicates that the menu item is a submenu.
*/
wxMenuItem(wxMenu* parentMenu = NULL, int id = wxID_SEPARATOR,
- const wxString& text = "",
- const wxString& helpString = "",
+ const wxString& text = wxEmptyString,
+ const wxString& helpString = wxEmptyString,
wxItemKind kind = wxITEM_NORMAL,
wxMenu* subMenu = NULL);
void SetBackgroundColour(const wxColour& colour) const;
/**
- Sets the bitmap for the menu item (Windows and GTK+ only).
+ Sets the bitmap for the menu item.
It is equivalent to wxMenuItem::SetBitmaps(bmp, wxNullBitmap).
+
+ @onlyfor{wxmsw,wxosx,wxgtk}
*/
virtual void SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bmp);
/**
- Sets the checked/unchecked bitmaps for the menu item (Windows only).
+ Sets the checked/unchecked bitmaps for the menu item.
The first bitmap is also used as the single bitmap for uncheckable menu items.
+
+ @onlyfor{wxmsw}
*/
void SetBitmaps(const wxBitmap& checked,
const wxBitmap& unchecked = wxNullBitmap);