MenuActionItem   

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

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.