This resource-definition statement creates a menu item.
Syntax
MENUITEM text, result, [[optionlist]] MENUITEM SEPARATOR
Parameters
text
String that indicates the name of the menu item.
The string can contain the escape characters \t and \a. The \t character inserts a tab in the string and is used to align text in columns. Tab characters should be used only in menus, not in menu bars. The \a character aligns all text that follows it flush right to the menu bar or pop-up menu.
For information about menus, see POPUP Resource.
result
Specifies the result generated when the user selects the menu item. This parameter takes and returns an integer value. When the user selects the menu-item name, the result is sent to the window that owns the menu.
optionlist
Specifies the appearance of the menu item. This optional parameter can be one or more of the following redefined menu options, separated by commas or spaces:
| Value | Description |
| CHECKED | Menu item has a check mark next to it. |
| GRAYED | Menu item is initially inactive and appears on the menu in gray or a lightened shade of the menu text color. This option cannot be used with the INACTIVE option. |
| HELP | Identifies a Help item. |
| INACTIVE | Menu item is displayed but it cannot be selected. This option cannot be used with the GRAYED option. |
| MENUBARBREAK | This option is the same as MENUBREAK except that for pop-up menus, MENUBARBREAK separates the new column from the old column with a vertical line. |
| MENUBREAK | For static menu bar items, MENUBREAK places the menu item on a new line. For menus, MENUBREAK places the menu item in a new column with no dividing line between the columns. |
MENUITEM SEPARATOR
This implementation of the MENUITEM statement creates an inactive menu item that serves as a dividing bar between two active menu items on a menu.
Example
The following code example shows how to use the MENUITEM and MENUITEM SEPARATOR statements.
MENUITEM "&Roman", 206, CHECKED, GRAYED
MENUITEM SEPARATOR
MENUITEM "&Blackletter", 301
See Also
MENU, POPUP