SET MENU ITEM PROPERTY

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4D v16.3


SET MENU ITEM PROPERTY ( menu ; menuItem ; property ; value {; process} )

Parameter	Type	Description
menu	Longint, MenuRef	Menu reference or menu number
menuItem	Longint	Number of menu item or -1 for the last item added to the menu
property	String	Property type
value	Expression	Property value
process	Longint	Process number

Description

The SET MENU ITEM PROPERTY command sets the value of the property for the menu item designated by the menu and menuItem parameters.

You can pass -1 in menuItem to specify the last item added to menu.

In menu, you can pass a menu reference (MenuRef) or a menu number. If you pass a menu reference, the command will apply to all the instances of the menu in all the processes. In this case, the process parameter is ignored if it is passed. If you pass a menu number, the command will take the corresponding menu in the main menu bar of the current process into account. If you want to designate another process, pass its number in the optional process parameter.

In the property parameter, pass the property whose value you want to modify and pass the new value in value. For the property parameter, you can use one of the constants of the “Menu Item Properties” theme or any custom value:

Standard property: The constants of the “Menu Item Properties” theme as well as their possible values are described below. Note that in the case of the Associated standard action property, you can pass one of the constants of the “Value for Associated Standard Action” theme in the value parameter:

Constant	Type	Value	Comment
Access privileges	String	4D_access_group	Assign an access group to the command 0 = All Groups >0 = Group ID
Associated standard action	String	4D_standard_action	Associate a standard action with a menu item See the constants of the Value for Associated Standard Action theme
Start a new process	String	4D_start_new_process	Activate the "Start New Process" option 0 = No, 1 = Yes

Here are the constants for the “Value for Associated Standard Action” theme:

Constant	Type	Value
Accept action	Longint	2
Add subrecord action	Longint	14
Cancel action	Longint	1
Clear action	Longint	21
Copy action	Longint	19
Cut action	Longint	18
Database settings action	Longint	32
Delete record action	Longint	7
Delete subrecord action	Longint	13
Edit subrecord action	Longint	12
First page action	Longint	10
First record action	Longint	5
Last page action	Longint	11
Last record action	Longint	6
MSC action	Longint	36
Next page action	Longint	8
Next record action	Longint	3
No action	Longint	0
Paste action	Longint	20
Previous page action	Longint	9
Previous record action	Longint	4
Quit action	Longint	27
Redo action	Longint	31
Return to Design mode	Longint	35
Select all action	Longint	22
Show clipboard action	Longint	23
Test application action	Longint	26
Undo action	Longint	17

For more information about standard menu item properties, refer to the “Building menus” section of the Design Reference manual.

Custom property: In property, you can pass any custom text and associate a value of the text, number or Boolean type with it. This value will be stored with the item and can be retrieved using the GET MENU ITEM PROPERTY command. You can use any custom string in the property parameter, simply make sure not to use a title used by 4D (by convention, properties set by 4D begin with “4D_”).

Note: If the menu item corresponds to the title of a hierarchical sub-menu, the standard action will not be called when the menu item is selected.