these do not include menu command events, which are
handled using \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent} objects.
-The handler \helpref{wxFrame::OnMenuHighlight}{wxframeonmenuhighlight} displays help
+The default handler for wxEVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT displays help
text in the first field of the status bar.
\wxheading{Derived from}
\twocolwidtha{7cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
-\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_OPEN(func)}}{A menu is about to be opened.}
+\twocolitem{{\bf 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).}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_CLOSE(func)}}{A menu has been just closed.}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT(id, func)}}{The menu item with the
-speicifed id has been highlighted: used to show help prompts in the status bar
+specified id has been highlighted: used to show help prompts in the status bar
by \helpref{wxFrame}{wxframe}}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_MENU\_HIGHLIGHT\_ALL(func)}}{A menu item has been
highlighted, i.e. the currently selected menu item has changed.}
-\end{twocollist}%
+\end{twocollist}
\wxheading{See also}
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
-\membersection{wxMenuEvent::wxMenuEvent}
+
+\membersection{wxMenuEvent::wxMenuEvent}\label{wxmenueventctor}
\func{}{wxMenuEvent}{\param{WXTYPE }{id = 0}, \param{int }{id = 0}, \param{wxDC* }{dc = NULL}}
Constructor.
-\membersection{wxMenuEvent::m\_menuId}
+
+\membersection{wxMenuEvent::m\_menuId}\label{wxmenueventmmenuid}
\member{int}{m\_menuId}
The relevant menu identifier.
+
+\membersection{wxMenuEvent::GetMenu}\label{wxmenueventgetmenu}
+
+\constfunc{wxMenu *}{GetMenu}{\void}
+
+Returns the menu which is being opened or closed. This method should be only
+used with the \texttt{OPEN} and \texttt{CLOSE} events.
+
+
\membersection{wxMenuEvent::GetMenuId}\label{wxmenueventgetmenuid}
\constfunc{int}{GetMenuId}{\void}
Returns the menu identifier associated with the event. This method should be
only used with the {\tt HIGHLIGHT} events.
+
\membersection{wxMenuEvent::IsPopup}\label{wxmenueventispopup}
\constfunc{bool}{IsPopup}{\void}
-Returns {\tt TRUE} if the menu which is being opened or closed is a popup menu,
-{\tt FALSE} if it is a normal one.
+Returns {\tt true} if the menu which is being opened or closed is a popup menu,
+{\tt false} if it is a normal one.
This method should be only used with the {\tt OPEN} and {\tt CLOSE} events.