- wxMenuBar *menuBar = GetMenuBar();
- if ( menuBar )
- {
- // it's ok if we don't find the item because it might belong
- // to the popup menu
- wxMenuItem *item = menuBar->FindItem(menuId);
- if ( item )
- helpString = item->GetHelp();
- }
+ const wxMenuItem * const item = FindItemInMenuBar(menuId);
+ if ( item && !item->IsSeparator() )
+ helpString = item->GetHelp();
+
+ // notice that it's ok if we don't find the item because it might
+ // belong to the popup menu, so don't assert here