Appendix A: QMENUITEM

QMENUITEM Component

QMenuItem is used to describe the properties of an item in a menu. It is not meant to be a stand-alone component. You usually add a QMenuItem to a QMainMenu or QPopupMenu.

QMenuItem Properties

Field	Type	R/W	Default	Support
Caption	STRING	RW		WXG
	Caption specifies the text of the menu item.
Checked	INTEGER	RW		W
	Checked specifies whether a check mark should appear beside the caption.
Command	INTEGER	R		W
	Command is the Windows command ID associated with the menu item.
Count	INTEGER	R		W
	Count is the number of subitems of the menu item.
Enabled	INTEGER	RW	True	W
Handle	INTEGER	R		W
Hint	STRING	RW		W
MenuIndex	INTEGER	RW		W
	MenuIndex is index of the menu item within its parent menu.
RadioItem	INTEGER	RW	False	W
	RadioItem specifies whether the menu item is mutually exclusive with other menu items in its group.
ShortCut	STRING	RW		W
	ShortCut specifies the key combination users can type to quickly access the menu item.
Tag	INTEGER	RW		WXG
Visible	INTEGER	RW	True	W
	Visible determines whether the menu item should be displayed.

QMenuItem Methods

Method	Type	Description	Params	Support
AddItems	SUBI	Add Subitems to MenuItem	QMENUITEMs, Infinite	WXG
DelIndex	SUB (index AS LONG)	Delete items, by index, from menu	1	W
DelItems	SUBI	Delete items from menu	QMENUITEMs, Infinite	W
Insert	SUB (I%, Item AS QMENUITEM)	Insert an item	2	W

QMenuItem Events

Event	Type	Occurs when...	Params	Support
OnClick	VOID	User selects item	0	WXG

QMenuItem Examples

  DIM Form AS QForm
  DIM MainMenu AS QMainMenu
  DIM Item1 AS QMenuItem

  MainMenu.Parent = Form
  Item1.Caption = "&File"
  MainMenu.AddItems Item1

  Form.ShowModal

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