Lua:Class:Menu

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class Menu : Component

The Menu class represents a menu component.

A Menu inherits from Component and Object. It provides access to the root MenuItem object through the Items property or the getItems() method.

Inheritance

Class	Inherits From	Description
Menu	Component	A menu component that provides access to its root MenuItem.
Component	Object	Base class for components.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
Items	MenuItem	The base MenuItem object of this menu. This property is read-only.

Methods

Method	Return Type	Description
getItems()	MenuItem	Returns the main MenuItem object of this menu.

Examples

local form = createForm()
local menu = createMainMenu(form)

form.Menu = menu

local root = menu.Items

local fileItem = createMenuItem(menu)
fileItem.Caption = "File"
root.add(fileItem)

form.show()

local form = createForm()
local menu = createMainMenu(form)

form.Menu = menu

local root = menu.getItems()

local item = createMenuItem(menu)
item.Caption = "Example"

root.add(item)

form.show()

Main Pages

Core Lua documentation entry points

◆ Lua
◆ Script Engine

Form Related Functions

◆ getForm
◆ getFormCount
◆ getMainForm
◆ getSettingsForm
◆ getLuaEngine
◆ registerFormAddNotification

Form Related Classes

◆ Form
◆ Component
◆ Control
◆ WinControl
◆ Application
◆ Object