MenuCascade object – PB Docs 2019

Checked

Boolean

Specifies whether the Menu object is selected. The
state of the checked property is reflected in the toolbar
button. Values are:

TRUE — Object is
selected.

FALSE — Object is not
selected.

ClassDefinition

PowerObject

An object of type PowerObject containing
information about the class definition of the object or
control.

Columns

Integer

Specifies the number of columns in the drop-down
button palette.

CurrentItem

Menu

Specifies the Menu object that is currently
displayed on the main toolbar as the representative (active)
button for the drop-down button palette.

Default

Boolean

Specifies whether the menu item is the default and
appears in a bold typeface. Only one item within a menu should
be set to default.

In context menus, the Default
property is used to indicate the action that would have been
performed if the user had double-clicked on the object rather
than right-clicked on it.

The property is also used
to indicate which operation would have been performed if the
item had been dragged with the left mouse button rather than the
right mouse button.

Values are:

TRUE —
Menu item is bolded.

FALSE — Menu item is not
bolded.

DropDown

Boolean

Specifies whether the Menu objects contained in the
MenuCascade object display as a drop-down button palette. Values
are:

TRUE — Menu objects contained in the
MenuCascade object are displayed as a drop-down button
palette.

FALSE — Menu objects contained in the
MenuCascade object are displayed as normal toolbar
items.

Enabled

Boolean

Specifies whether the Menu object is enabled (can
be clicked). The state of the enabled property is reflected in
the toolbar button. Values are:

TRUE — Object is
enabled.

FALSE — Object is not
enabled.

Item[ ]

Menu

Specifies the Menu objects under a Menu
object.

MenuItemType

MenuItemType

(enumerated)

Allows you to identify special menu items that are
used differently on different platforms. Values
are:

MenuItemTypeAbout!

MenuItemTypeExit!

MenuItemTypeHelp!

MenuItemTypeNormal!

MergeOption

MenuMerge- Option (enumerated)

Specifies how the object is affected when an OLE
2.0 object is activated. Values
are:

EditMenu!

Exclude!

FileMenu!

HelpMenu!

Merge!

WindowMenu!

For
more information about MergeOption, see the section called “Using OLE in an Application” in Application Techniques.

MicroHelp

String

Specifies the text of the MicroHelp for the
object.

ParentWindow

Window

Specifies the window that owns the Menu
object.

ShiftToRight

Boolean

Specifies whether the Menu object shifts down or to
the right when other Menu objects are added in a descendant
menu. Values are:

TRUE — Object shifts to
right.

FALSE — Object shifts down.

Shortcut

Integer

Specifies the shortcut key for the object. This
property should be set only in the Menu painter. It cannot be
set at runtime.

Tag

String

Specifies the tag value assigned to the Menu
object.

Text

String

Specifies the text in the Menu
object.

ToolbarItemDown

Boolean

Specifies how the toolbar button appears. Values
are:

TRUE — Toolbar button appears
down.

FALSE — Toolbar button appears
up.

This property is automatically reset when any
button is pressed using the mouse.

ToolbarItemDownName

String

Specifies the name of the toolbar icon associated
with the Menu object when it is down.

ToolbarItemBarIndex

Integer

Specifies which toolbar the object is on when
multiple toolbars exist. If setting this index results in the
item being the first item on a new toolbar, the toolbar is
implicitly created. If setting this index results in emptying a
toolbar, the toolbar is implicitly destroyed.

ToolbarItemName

String

Specifies the name of a stock toolbar picture you
want to use to represent an item in the toolbar or a string
containing the name of a bitmap file.

ToolbarItemOrder

Integer

Specifies the order of the item in the
toolbar.

ToolbarItemSpace

Integer

Specifies the amount of empty space before the item
in the toolbar.

ToolbarItemText

String

Specifies the text that displays in the toolbar
item when the display text option is on for
toolbars.

ToolbarItemVisible

Boolean

Specifies whether the toolbar item displays. Values
are:

TRUE — Toolbar item is
visible.

FALSE — Toolbar item is not
visible.

Visible

Boolean

Specifies whether the Menu object is visible.
Values are:

TRUE — Object is
visible.

FALSE — Object is not
visible.

Clicked

When the Menu object is clicked (selected or
unselected)

Help

When the user presses the F1 key or drags the
context help button (question mark) from the title bar to a menu
item or control

Selected

When the user moves to the Menu object using the
arrow keys or the mouse

Check

Integer

Displays a check mark next to the Menu object and
sets the Checked property

ClassName

String

Returns the class of the Menu object

Disable

Integer

Disables (and grays) the Menu object so that it
cannot be selected and unsets the Enabled
property

Enable

Integer

Enables the Menu object so that it can be selected,
displays it normally (not grayed), and sets the Enabled
property

GetContextService

Integer

Creates a reference to a context-specific instance
of the specified service

GetParent

PowerObject

Returns a reference to the name of the parent
object

Hide

Integer

Makes the Menu object invisible

PopMenu

Integer

Displays the Menu object at the specified
location

PostEvent

Integer

Adds an event to the end of the message queue for
the Menu object

Show

Integer

Makes the Menu object visible

TriggerEvent

Integer

Triggers a specified event in the Menu object and
executes the script for the event

TypeOf

Object

Returns the type of the control

Uncheck

Integer

Removes the check mark next to the Menu object and
sets the Checked property to FALSE