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GetItemTextfunction

Retrieves the text of the specified menu item.

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Syntax

FUNCTION GetItemText (BYVAL hMenu AS HMENU, BYVAL uItem AS DWORD, BYVAL fByPosition AS LONG, BYVAL pwszText AS WSTRING PTR, BYVAL cchTextMax AS LONG) AS BOOLEAN
FUNCTION GetItemText (BYVAL hMenu AS HMENU, BYVAL uItem AS DWORD, BYVAL fByPosition AS LONG) AS DWSTRING

Parameters

NameDescription
hMenuHandle to the menu that contains the menu item.
uItemThe identifier or position of the menu item to get information about. The meaning of this parameter depends on the value of fByPosition.
fByPositionThe meaning of uItem. If this parameter is FALSE, uItem is a menu item identifier. Otherwise, it is a menu item position.
pwszTextPointer to a unicode buffer that receives the text of the menu item.
cchTextMaxSize in characters of the pwszText buffer.

Description

Retrieves the text of the specified menu item.

Example

DIM dwsText AS DWSTRING = CMenu.GetItemText(hMenu, 1, TRUE)

Reference

  • Documented in Windows/WIndows Controls/CMenu Class.md
  • Topic: About Menus