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Definition

The MenuActionItem element is a subelement of the MenuItem element. You can use this subelement to define an action for a menu item (or MenuItem object). You can link this view element to a graphic using the imageSource property.

Description of Properties

  • disabledImageSource

    defines the path to the icon source that is to be displayed if the enabled property is set to false.

  • enabled

    Indicates whether or not the menu item can be selected.

  • hotkey

    specifies the key combination that triggers the onAction event. The value is defined as enumeration type WDHotKey .

  • imageSource

    defines the path to the icon source.

    See: Specifying the Image Source

  • needsMoreInfo

    Adds ... to the text of the menu item to indicate to the user that additional user input is required after selecting this menu item. The following screenshot illustrates this property: (Text from menu check box...)

  • text

    Describes the text to be displayed.

  • textDirection

    Specifies the text direction and allows you to use a MenuActionItem element for texts in languages which require a specific text direction. The textDirection property can be filled with the following values and is represented by the enumeration type WDTextDirection .

    inherit

    The text direction is inherited from the parent element. Therefore, the text direction is identical to the one of the parent element.

    ltr

    The text runs from left to right.

    rtl

    The text runs from right to left.

    The default value for this property is inherit .

    • visible

      Specifies whether the MenuActionItem is visible.

Properties Overview

Name

Interface

Type

Initial Value

Bindable

disabledImageSource

IWDMenuActionItem

String

bindable

enabled

IWDMenuActionItem

boolean

true

bindable

hotkey

IWDMenuActionItem

WDHotkey

none

not bindable

imageSource

IWDMenuActionItem

String

bindable

needsMoreInfo

IWDMenuActionItem

boolean

false

bindable

text

IWDMenuActionItem

String (TranslatableText)

bindable

textDirection

IWDMenuActionItem

WDTextDirection

inherit

bindable

visible

IWDMenuItem

boolean

true

bindable

Events

  • onAction

    This event is triggered when the user selects a MenuActionItem element.