Creates a Menu control for the GUI.
GUICtrlCreateMenu ( "submenutext" [, menuID = -1 [, menuentry = -1]] )
| submenutext | The submenu text. |
| menuID | [optional] If defined, allows you to create a submenu in the referenced menu. If equal -1 it refers to first level menu. |
| menuentry | [optional] Allows you to define the entry number to be created. The entries are numbered starting at 0. |
| Success: | the identifier (controlID) of the new control. |
| Failure: | 0. |
To set or change information in the control see GUICtrlUpdate...() functions.
GUICtrlCreateContextMenu, GUICtrlCreateMenuItem, GUICtrlGetHandle, GUICtrlSetState, GUIGetMsg
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
Example()
Func Example()
Local $sDefaultstatus = "Ready"
GUICreate("My GUI menu", 300, 200)
Local $idFilemenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("&File")
Local $idFileitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Open", $idFilemenu)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DEFBUTTON)
Local $idHelpmenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("?")
GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Save", $idFilemenu)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)
Local $idInfoitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Info", $idHelpmenu)
Local $idExititem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Exit", $idFilemenu)
Local $idRecentfilesmenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("Recent Files", $idFilemenu, 1)
GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("", $idFilemenu, 2) ; create a separator line
Local $idViewmenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("View", -1, 1) ; is created before "?" menu
Local $idViewstatusitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Statusbar", $idViewmenu)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_CHECKED)
GUICtrlCreateButton("OK", 50, 130, 70, 20)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_FOCUS)
Local $idCancelbutton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Cancel", 180, 130, 70, 20)
Local $idStatuslabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel($sDefaultstatus, 0, 165, 300, 16, BitOR($SS_SIMPLE, $SS_SUNKEN))
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
Local $sFile
; Loop until the user exits.
While 1
Switch GUIGetMsg()
Case $idFileitem
$sFile = FileOpenDialog("Choose file...", @TempDir, "All (*.*)")
If @error <> 1 Then GUICtrlCreateMenuItem($sFile, $idRecentfilesmenu)
Case $idViewstatusitem
If BitAND(GUICtrlRead($idViewstatusitem), $GUI_CHECKED) = $GUI_CHECKED Then
GUICtrlSetState($idViewstatusitem, $GUI_UNCHECKED)
GUICtrlSetState($idStatuslabel, $GUI_HIDE)
Else
GUICtrlSetState($idViewstatusitem, $GUI_CHECKED)
GUICtrlSetState($idStatuslabel, $GUI_SHOW)
EndIf
Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, $idCancelbutton, $idExititem
ExitLoop
Case $idInfoitem
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Info", "Only a test...")
EndSwitch
WEnd
GUIDelete()
EndFunc ;==>Example