This resource-definition statement specifies the contents of a menu resource, which is a collection of information that defines the appearance and function of an application menu. A menu is a special input tool that enables a user to select commands and open submenus from a list of menu items.
Syntax
menuID MENU [[optional-statements]] { item-definitions . . . }
Parameters
menuID
Specifies a number that identifies the menu. This value is either a unique string or a unique 16-bit unsigned integer value in the range of 1 to 65,535.
optional-statements
This parameter can be zero of more of the following statements:
| Value | Description |
| CHARACTERISTICS dword | User-defined information about a resource that can be used by tools that read and write resource files. For more information, see CHARACTERISTICS. |
| LANGUAGE language, sublanguage | Specifies the language for the resource. For more information, see LANGUAGE. |
| VERSION dword | User-defined version number for the resource that can be used by tools that read and write resource files. For more information, see VERSION. |
Example
The following code example shows a complete MENU statement.
sample MENU
{
MENUITEM "&Soup", 100
MENUITEM "S&alad", 101
POPUP "&Entree"
{
MENUITEM "&Fish", 200
MENUITEM "&Chicken", 201, CHECKED
POPUP "&Beef"
{
MENUITEM "&Steak", 301
MENUITEM "&Prime Rib", 302
}
}
MENUITEM "&Dessert", 103
}
See Also
MENUEX, MENUITEM, POPUP, ACCELERATORS, CHARACTERISTICS, DIALOG, LANGUAGE, RCDATA, STRINGTABLE, VERSION